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> For instance, they initially approached the antisemitism debacle by treating it as a valid issue - they played whackamole with the press on it, and it kept th
by chalst 4y ago
> For instance, they initially approached the antisemitism debacle by treating it as a valid issue - they played whackamole with the press on it, and it kept the story (“Labour are antisemites”) prime in the public mind.
The antisemitism story became huge because it was seized upon by Corbyn's enemies who realised that it was an effective weapon against him. You cannot understand this story if you think in terms of the party as a unified force.
- madaxe_again 4y agoYes, but the fiercest grip on the bayonet came from Corbyn himself - his handling of it was disastrous, and likely went against everything every one of his advisers recommended - you don’t engage is the prime rule - you make a small statement, and move on with a dead cat or a snazzy splash. Big statements, big movements, more to look at, more to push against, bad optics. See how Johnson handles his erstwhile crises - this is how he gets away with it. In my view he was a good and integral man, somewhat guileless, and therefore utterly, utterly unsuited for politics - and he got eaten alive resultantly.