I don't like George Galloway but ...

[Streathamite]

There's also no denying Galloway is at least a 'major political figure' though. Hence the threads on here,

just seen this - i'd say that might be more due to certain posters, umm, singlemindedness on the subject of GG, knowhorrimean

 

[Streathamite]

Errm, why are the Senate in America still after him?

because either
a) The neocons are a bunch of ruthless vicious scumbags out to get anyone whose head is above the parapet (I did say he had public profile) on iraq (and possibly as a favour for their newfound mate Tony)
or
b) cos he's guilty as fuck.
It still hardly makes him the first John Wilkes or James Connolly of the 20th century, edit to say 21st century to oblige swappie pedants ...

 

[Streathamite]

You assign to the SWP intentions based on your own prejudices then are surprised when we blatantly dissabuse you of them. We work with people on issues we can gain agreement on on a progressive agenda. Usually this means compromise by both parties. We do this because a broad movement can make headway and splendid 'principled' hard-line isolation gets no-where. You know we even work with the TUC on some issues...

oh now come on, I ain't just stepped off the boat, mate....

 

[Groucho]

It still hardly makes him the first John Wilkes or James Connolly of the 20th century...

This is the 21stC. Hellooooo Jezzaaaaaa......


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[Streathamite]

typo, ffs. just for that I'll edit the bugger

 

[flimsier]

He's quoted it. I was going to write "No, so who do you think would be the James Connolly of the 20th Century?"

 

[lewislewis]

You're shitting me! He's only an obscure back-bench MP who supported Saddam's regime and thought Saddam was cool. He also supports Syria's regime and their occupation of Lebanon (not that i bear any hatred toward the Syrian govt, i just wouldn't support them). Nice 'socialist' that wears expensive suits made in sweatshops, and rants about people 'burning in hell in the hell fires'. A devout Catholic, which is funny because i got loads of shit from SWP members when i said i believed in God.

 

[Streathamite]

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eggs-actly. this man has some deeply reactionary views: I do hope RESPECT ain't gonna go pro-life or RC-fundamentalist

 

[Pickman's model]

But just to ratch it up a notch I do believe that Galloway is the greatest major political figure around in the UK today.

why?

 

[Pickman's model]

A devout Catholic, which is funny because i got loads of shit from SWP members when i said i believed in God.

why did you stop believing?

 

[Pickman's model]

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eggs-actly. this man has some deeply reactionary views: I do hope RESPECT ain't gonna go pro-life or RC-fundamentalist

sadly yr hope ain't going to change the trajectory the ruc are on.

 

[Streathamite]

nothing will; the die is cast; messy implosion in 2-3 years' time when the MAB realise they've been had

 

[lewislewis]

why did you stop believing?

I haven't..its nothing to do at all with my politics though and i don't want to debate it

 

[JWH]

wears expensive suits made in sweatshops

How do you know which suits he wears and where they are made?