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I'm astounded people are STILL burying their heads in the sand about Corbyn. But I suppose that is a large part of the reason why labour was losing for so long
by TapWaterBandit 4y ago
I'm astounded people are STILL burying their heads in the sand about Corbyn. But I suppose that is a large part of the reason why labour was losing for so long they kept denying the obvious reality that the electorate just did not like Corbyn but wouldn't get rid of him for internal political/ideological reasons.
- tobylane 4y agoI reject the idea that I'm burying my head in the sand, if that's your reaction to my post. I'm wary of expanding on it on HN. The short version is that there were genuine policy reasons to dislike him (even from a POV left of Blair), overwhelmed by the media and the Labour party disinformation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62226042 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62226042 Do you know who the article is saying should try harder?
- akiselev 4y agoThere’s only one meme in British politics seen more often than Malcolm Tucker quotes: “It’s Corbyn’s fault!” It’s febrile at this point.
- TapWaterBandit 4y ago> It’s febrile at this point. Not really sure what you're saying here. Did you mean to use the word "juvenile"?
- atchoo 4y ago"Febrile" is basically a UK Politics meme after being used by journos to describe the "atmosphere in Westminster" during each crisis of the week.
- akiselev 4y agoIt's also a word most people learned thanks to the fictional Malcolm Tucker character in The Thick of It (Season 3, episode 6 when he's yelling at Ben Swain)
- narcindin 4y agoProbably [facile](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/facile https://www.thefreedictionary.com/facile), here meaning superficial, reductive, or weak. Edit: Actually probably what the UK ppl are saying