The persecution of Jeremy Corbyn w/Asa Winstanley | The Chris Hedges Report

Jeremy Corbyn's ascendance to the leadership of the UK Labour Party in 2015 offered hope for a revival of the British left. With decades of experience and principled opposition to war and privatization under his belt, Corbyn was uniquely positioned to bring the Labour Party back from its neoliberal turn. But this was not to be-just five years later, Corbyn was ousted from the Labour Party and his supporters were purged. The political opposition to Corbyn was accompanied by a media villification campaign that conflated support for Palestinian rights with anti-Semitism. Ultimately, the question of Labour's support for Israeli Apartheid was successfully wielded to isolate and expel Corbyn and his supporters. Asa Winstanley joins The Chris Hedges Report for an autopsy of Corbyn's leadership.
Asa Winstanley is an investigative journalist living in London who writes about Palestine and the Middle East. He has been visiting Palestine since 2004 and is originally from south Wales. He writes for the award-winning Palestinian news site The Electronic Intifada where he is an associate editor and also a weekly column for the Middle East Monitor.
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[@Swat-ed5bt]

Disgusting that ruthlessly attacked Mr Corbin for his deceency and integrity. ❤

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If Anti-Semitic is a term used Even against Semitic People If they speak against a Govt,Policies Anti-Semitic is term used for Suppression,no?

[@dianamincher6479]

The Jews and the right slaughtered Jeremy?

[@stevenpaulgoulding]

Corbyn brought his problems upon himself for doing nothing to stamp out anti-Semitism from the Labour Party and refusing to give a thorough apology. Corbyn deserved everything he got.

[@stevenpaulgoulding]

Corbyn was ruthlessly attacked for his dishonesty and divisiveness for the reason why he was so unelectable.

[@Papillion-Man]

The worst of it is, the current leader of the labour party, and his current advisor. Played a massive part in labour losing the last election.

[@allanmckeown8417]

They'll not get overall control in the next one, who'd support the likes of Streeting, he's in the wrong party altogether.

[@cdean2789]

Backstabbing Blairites.

[@stevebrooks6275]

@@allanmckeown8417 Who'd support the likes of Streeting... ?? About fourteen and a half million voters according to the current polls...

[@carlousmagus5387]

Yeah, they set him up, and he walked right into it. Let that be a lesson for all of us on the Left.

[@sueyourself5413]

@@stevebrooks6275 Lower than Corbyn. And what poll are you refering to? I've never heard of one about that sleezebag.

[@neilbates4111]

I am 71 years old and have supported and worked for the Labour Party since my early twenties I was a Labour councillor for 9 years, this was the first year in my adult I didn’t vote as a party member I voted twice for Corbyn, because of the Ukrainian war I vowed never to vote for a warmongering Party again, my view of the Labour Party is the one that Michael Foot believed in a Party that believed in world peace, like Corbyn I was and am against every war we as a nation supported or took part in

[@nigelsheppard625]

It's easy to sing songs of peace when your country hasn't been invaded by a gangster state bent on recreating the Tsarist Empire.

[@saskk2290]

​​@@nigelsheppard625who said this? If Russia was formidable enough, I'd have reason to agree, but it isn't. It isn't 1938 Germany. Not to mention the tentacles of a much greater gangster are right next door.

[@SkandalouzStyle]

Anymore thoughts now? . Personally I think after the Corbyn scenario there's no Democracy in this country.

[@den264]

I am also a 1952 baby and always voted labor when I used to live in Scotland. I left the U.K. in 1981 soon after Thatcher came to power and my God am I happy I made that move. Britain is a complete shambles today. The working people can barely buy food and heat their damp homes on the one hand, whilst Sunac is sending billions to NATO and the Ukraine. When the judas Starmer gains power in the next election, little will change for the masses.

[@menhera2]

Mister Corbyn more popular in poll last week than Labour leader Starmer 😊

[@DrMontague]

Too late now the cretins gave bojo a landslide victory

[@alansimmonds9030]

Herr Starmer is an intel plant & cut-out, designed to derail the Labor party from representing the people at every turn.....It's obvious.

[@dominionphilosophy3698]

Not hard. Starmer is in it for himself.

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@dominionphilosophy3698 He's in it for the Establishment Actually....He's their stooge.

[@ince55ant]

corbyn is the most popular in the uk in fact, if im thinking of the same poll.

[@BabelSongs]

I'm a 60 year old British woman who always voted Labour. This whole episode in UK political history as completely ripped the veil away from my eyes, and many people say the same. I knew the establishment would fight socialism tooth and nail.. but the viciousness, cruelty and treachery WITHIN the Labour Party blew my mind. Yet it says on the Labour Party membership card "a democratic socialist party". They have lost my vote now

[@DrMontague]

It was the treachery of the working class who gave bojo a landslide victory and stabbed Corbyn in the back. I warned many a cretin what would happen if they voted for bojo, I was mocked and laughed at, now I am laughing at them. Now they are all looking to tory starmer. no wonder I despair . If they cannot look after their kids they should dump their screaming bags of shat outside downing street!

[@Motocicloman]

Me too, you've summed it up for me, I first voted Labour in 1970 and continued through to 2019, campaigned and worked for free in my CLP for 2 decades, after "they" the establishment destroyed JC, that was the day I woke up to what is really going on in our so-called "democracy", I now work a little every day to bring down the serial liar Keir Starmer and his acolytes.

[@WarrenPeaceOG]

Me too. I ultimately just filtered the entire British Establishment out of my life. Fortunately the Establishment blob only expresses itself thru legacy media and social media, both of which are easy to ignore. I haven't heard a syllable in years. I vote Green now. Pleased to have helped quadruple Green councillors in my area recently. I am not alone. My contempt for Blairites is greater than for Tories. Probably not alone with that sentiment either

[@nicoedel5606]

But Jeremy Corbyn supports the fascist regime of the russia. Doesn't he ?

[@taranehahmadi-parker1412]

Me too

[@nkenchington6575]

It's one hell of a story, and reveals the depravity at the heart of the US and the UK.

[@TheFonograf]

It certainly does. Well observed.

[@DrMontague]

It shows how many cretinous working class people there are in england

[@Johnconno]

Depravitivity and Masochism are noble English traits.

[@johnnytrumpet4119]

Look into it more, he was/is fake, it's why the media never asked him the really embarrassing questions.

[@oneoflokis]

@@johnnytrumpet4119 You mean Starmer is! 😏

[@irahoppe3632]

The treatment of Corbyn was shameful and, sadly, unsurprising.

[@frankcooke3859]

Good point, I'm beginning to realise that the politicians are just a front to get our votes. IT IS THE MONEY MEN AND WOMEN WHO RUN WESTERN COUNTRIES. Liz Truss short spell made that clear to me (she was hopeless anyway) that said I was just sorry for her fall guy who incidentally didn't go down alone. Love you Jeremy.

[@lochnessmunster1189]

The man was a Marxist- an ideology refuted all the way back in the 19th century, but Corbyn didn't care.

[@tigading2177]

at least they didn't bump him off, never underestimate the power of d state.

[@lochnessmunster1189]

@@tigading2177 that's true.

[@woofpet]

@@tigading2177having demonised him they way they have, he’s much too valuable to them for that.

[@adamharris1406]

Corbyn meets all criteria of a Labour leader like no one else.

[@keithparker1346]

Hes not perfect but far better than Starmer and co

[@Tom-hr7gk]

He was the only chance at real change and we blew it

[@robertmusil5831]

Jeremy Corbyn was "swift-boated". Pure and simple. Over a quarter of a century as Member of Parliament, one particular MP supported at least 57 motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons ("Early Day Motions" or EDMs) which either vigorously condemned antisemitism or supported Britain's Jewish communities in some way. More than one third of these 57 EDMs were so "obscure" that fewer than 10% of MPs could be bothered to show up and support the motion. In other words, this one MP was (and remains) at the vanguard in supporting British Jews and in the fight against antisemitism in the UK. And the name of this MP? Jeremy Corbyn.

[@TheDagda1000]

He even fought against the demolition of a Jewish cemetery in his constituency. Ironically, the leader of the local council that proposed the demolition is Jewish!

[@californiadreamin8423]

Yes….AND ? What has he achieved politically for the Labour Party and for working people in the U.K. ? NOTHING, in fact he has put the Labour Party back nearly 100 years . He has made working people poorer and taken away their freedom of movement by supporting a minority Tory government get Article 50 on the statute book, causing catastrophic economic damage to the U.K. and giving its people Blue passports worth 50% of the previous red ones. He has betrayed working people .

[@grantdenniston2839]

Jeremy Corbyn has many Jewish friends who all understand all to well who is destroying the west and want NO part in Zionist activities of any kind ! As they say.'.There are good and bad in all races ' and in this case unfortunately the bad ones are of the same race but that is were any resemblance stops .The fightback against this cancer is well underway and is being exposed little by little everyday .l guess the old shhhhhhh don't talk about the J... is unraveling!

[@robertmusil5831]

@@TheDagda1000"Dame" Margaret Hodge, to be precise.

[@zippymufo9765]

Total nonsense. Labour lost in 2019 because of their toxic Brexit position. Most voters didn't care about "anti semitic smears" and still don't. These cranks are the only ones still talking about this.

[@gabrielalexanderkhoury73]

Corbyn is a gentle person, but he dared support Palestine and was cut down.

[@yolandekenward1639]

This corrupt Channel has deleted my comment exposing Corbyn

[@rabburns1382]

Red Ken..red Robbo...red Art Scargill...red Mick McGahey....red Mick Lynch..red Bernie Grant.et al STOP THE RED MEN

[@TheDagda1000]

@@rabburns1382 Is that support or criticism?

[@Hartley_Hare]

Corbyn is the opposite of a gentle person. He got into bed with people who would have willingly murdered you and then he'd have explained it away.

[@lf9341]

Believing Jewish people can't have a tiny state of their own is antisemitism. Jews have been persecuted for years. They were kicked out of every Arab state .If you think there can be 2 states, there can't, the Palestinians want all of Israel. There would be no gay rights in the middle east. Do you even know what Hamas does to their people if they suspect they are gay? They are beheaded.

[@sheilamashali6426]

Thank u Chris Hedges for covering this. Jeremy Corbin is a hero.

[@davidbarr9343]

To the majority of UK residents he isn't and never has been.(Pun intended).

[@Andyreally]

@@davidbarr9343and who is your political hero? Go on, don’t be shy.

[@ianmangham4570]

🙏💯

[@saskk2290]

​@@davidbarr9343is it a still a pun if it's bullshit?

[@stevenpaulgoulding]

Corbyn is a villain.

[@cdean2789]

Anti-Zionism isn't antisemitic.

[@johnwright9372]

We know, but the Israeli Govt deliberately attacks any rational discussion of this.

[@lf9341]

Believing Jewish people can't have a tiny state of their own is antisemitism. Jews have been persecuted for years. They were kicked out of every Arab state .If you think there can be 2 states, there can't, the Palestinians want all of Israel. There would be no gay rights in the middle east. Do you even know what Hamas does to their people if they suspect they are gay? They are beheaded.

[@abigailcharles5522]

Very true

[@cantagiousca5220]

What's wrong with hating blacks then too

[@zippymufo9765]

Hilarious how the Left has been manipulated into a one-issue party without them even grasping that they were manipulated 😂 You're playing checkers, Starmer is playing chess.

[@Adamb87]

Corbyn is the greatest Labour Leader since Attlee , the entire establishment & right wing in his own party were terrified, but the young , Real Left , poor and working people really love him to this day (I'm one of them)

[@aprescoup]

Corbyn buckled to power. He was not the leader that the working class - all of it from left to right, as there is but one such class - needed at the given moment.

[@threedoodles]

Hard not to buckle under such pressure.

[@MrDXRamirez]

@@threedoodles You are only as strong as your ground support is wide.

[@paulembleton1733]

Attlee enacted policies all major parties agreed on at the time. It was the establishment position, the alternative was questions about what the war was for plus demobbed soldiers.

[@MrDXRamirez]

@@paulembleton1733 Would not have been so congenial a relationship between Churchill and Attlee et al, if there wasn’t a Nazis regime bearing down over you and Europe threatening the crap out of you.

[@norryc2379]

What a massive mistake Jeremy didn't become PM. Too bad UK, the worst is yet to come

[@Carlin2810]

Thats what happens when you side with the bouji liberals & Starmerites over the working class on Brexit. Corbyn is a turncoat scumbag.

[@Carlin2810]

@@aluisious Youre a bit of a prick arnt you.

[@DrMontague]

And my god those who voted bojo deserve to suffer.

[@leonhenry4861]

@@aluisiousthey still have slaves lol

[@zippymufo9765]

Corbyn couldn't even manage his own party, as PM he would have been a laughable joke.

[@kathleenhammett7528]

I was a member of the Labour Party, and always voted Labour, but i will not be voting for a Starmer led Labour, nor will i vote for them again whilst those that sabotaged our chance for real change in 2019 remain in the Party ..

[@lochnessmunster1189]

The "real change" Corbyn talked about involved Marxism and Socialism, unfortunately.

[@peterwilkinson2998]

Interestingly Kate, I'm a life long conservative voter but not any more, I'm in a political wilderness where if I do vote it will be for the party I dislike the least ! It would seem that a lot of folk are not represented by the parties on offer.

[@oneoflokis]

💯👍

[@thejuiceking2219]

so who will you vote for?

[@keithparker1346]

3rd party is the obvious choice@@thejuiceking2219

[@DrSpooglemon]

Whatever they try to do to him he has his place in history and there is nothing they can do about it!

[@annenunney9907]

Well said

[@cheri238]

Agree ❤

[@odinallfarther6038]

They can will and do rewrite history . " history shall reflect on us well for we shall write it " one Winston Churchill .

[@stevebrooks6275]

Jeremy's place in history is in the footnotes of the history of the Labour Party and the answer to a question in a pub quiz....

[@WarrenPeaceOG]

@@stevebrooks6275 Neoliberalism is dead. Give up

[@MichaelShawcross]

Everything is a constant struggle. There's never a time we can sit back and survey the rights and freedoms we've won, because they are always under attack.

[@loganlowe3731]

And they always will be under Capitalism.

[@duellingscarguevara]

Dont lose hope. We will win in the beginning, not the end.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: To Support and Aid an Apartheid State Democratic,Fascist?

[@johnwilson5637]

The General who claimed there would be "mutiny" should have been stripped of his rank and sacked from the army with a dishonourable discharge.

[@harveydean7952]

One of the overlooked reasons Corbyn came to prominence in the UK was the MP's expenses scandal. There was wide public outcry over the frivolous use of public money for the unecessary and lavish purchases that MP's were gifting upon themselves. Corbyn by contrast had one of the very lowest lists of expenses, a clear indication of his honesty & integrity.

[@stevebrooks6275]

A clear indication he lives almost in walking distance from the House of Commons and never has to claim the same travel expenses as his colleagues who represented Carlisle or the North East.....

[@harveydean7952]

@@stevebrooks6275 - Well possibly his expenses might've been lower because of lower travelling distances. It also might be because he wasn't buying gold plated bird-houses, or subsidising his mother in laws mortgage or getting his 2nd home refurbished like most of the other crooked MP's that were milking the gravy train.

[@stevebrooks6275]

@@harveydean7952 Do you think that by pointing out Jetremy's expenses were less because of his proximity to the House of Commons that I was somehow defending other MPs abuse of their expenses... ??

[@1flinns]

@@stevebrooks6275 I guess you don't remember two jags then.

[@stevebrooks6275]

@@1flinns Yes I remember him well. One was his own Jaguar, the other was his official government car. Don't throw any eggs...

[@richardburt9812]

This is despicable. It's horrific that this campaign worked. My god.

[@patcampton7163]

It's pretty bad that the mainstream media won't report on it.

[@TheLegenDacster]

@@patcampton7163 There's no such thing as the main stream media any more. They are merely mouthpieces for their elite overlord owners.

[@zippymufo9765]

@@patcampton7163 Because it's paranoid conspiracy gibberish. Labour lost in 2019 because of their Brexit policy. Those "anti semitic smears" you obsess over had almost no effect on voters, less than 1 percent cited them as the reason why they didn't vote Labour. Even now you're the only people still preoccupied on this issue, most people don't give a shit about Corbyn one way or the other. It's a sign of how politically impoverished the Left is that they're still replaying this over and over because they don't have any prospects to look forward to.

[@Nine-Signs]

Tens of thousands are dead and the country is hundreds of billions worse off for the fact that their campaign against Corbyn deprived him of leadership, in turn ensuring the pandemic under Tory leadership would be a capitalist bonanza resulting in at least 100,000 additional deaths because Tories were in power and the right like centrists will always put capitalism before science and society until such time that the bodies piled too high to ignore by which time any action taken was at vastly higher privatised cost and long after the covid horse had bolted. And people would have been far better off as we would have taken back control over our energy, water, rail,. mail, and made the NHS fully public once more, under control of not management consultants and ministers, but under the control of the medical staff that work there and communities that use them. All gone. But the two thirds of my elders who voted against him got their brexit that changed fuck all for most people so that's all that matters eh.

[@paulrudgley1682]

The patriots are not protecting the nation of a America, the patriots are protecting the nation of the masonic crime cartel - Dr Katherine Horton

[@marygarrapa3537]

Thanks Chris. Don't ever give up, there aren't many like you left😢

[@trevorstephenson5766]

Thanks for this Chris-it is still happening-Starmer is still at it with his purge of everything left.Always good to hear it coming from another angle and from yourself and Asa-Kidos to you both!!❤

[@francescostello1377]

Indeed, Unfortunately the labour party has been high jacked by Neo Liberalism, now WEF Globalists, as indeed all of political parties, Parliament are

[@rhiannonhill]

I was tipped off in the 70s that I was on a Special Branch 'watchlist'. My crime was being an official in the NUJ.

[@gulliegulliver4546]

The UK Labour party was destroyed by Blair and his acolytes.

[@mongolike513]

This happened to our PM Gough Whitlam in Australia but he was pulled down out of office by US, UK and local quislings and then had his government and policies ridiculed despite having introduced public health, got troops out of Vietnam, introduced free tertiary education and gone to China to establish contact - before Nixon. Historically his tenure has been smeared and is still smeared. The anti semite slur was not being used at that time but the Murdoch media coupled with US/ UK meddling plus the local quislings including the leader of the trade union movement ( who later became a Labor PM!) managed to pound in a message that Labor were irresponsible managers of the economy. His advances have been dismantled by successive governments both conservative and Labor until today we have US/UK poodle quislings totally ensconced in foreign narrative unable to dare to see clearly where Australia should be heading and who our REAL friends are. Australians are being prepped with constant anti Chinese smears and phoney accusations in our media with zero pushback or discussion. Meanwhile our ‘treaties’ with UK/US are not even debated in parliament! Let alone the crazy military expenditure on stupid weapons which are presented to us as fait accompli. God help us.

[@paulrudgley1682]

what does friends of israel mean,is it a euphemism for sycophants of rothchilds?

[@paulrudgley1682]

The patriots are not protecting the nation of a America,the patriots are protecting the nation of the masonic crime cartel - Dr Katherine Horton

[@italgong]

Army interfering in civil matters? In UK? Think about it.....

[@casteretpollux]

Not the first time

[@maxheadrom3088]

If someone gets confused: Jeremy Corbyn is still alive.

[@oneoflokis]

💯That's what I was saying!

[@saskk2290]

​@@oneoflokisyou dead too? 😂

[@gerhard7323]

The British Army General who all but threatened a mutiny over a potential Corbyn premiership should, at the very least, have lost his job. The MOD must have known who it was.

[@peterwait641]

He was likely the one who covered up AJAX armored vehicle being a useless vehicle !

[@clowncarqingdao]

To be very serious, he should have been dragged to a military tribunal for attempting to incite mutiny in the armed forces.

[@peterwait641]

@@clowncarqingdao As he swore a oath of allegiance to the queen it would be treason !

[@clowncarqingdao]

@@BequinTheAngel Interesting that you know me so well that you think I've been programmed. What an odd thing to say to someone you don't know.

[@davidharris4062]

Whoever’s this General was he should be dragged before a military court and cashiered over this statement

[@mikecorbeil]

Very fine interview. I got to know of Jeremy Corbyn during the 2000s and found him to be very sound, seeming sharp, very good. But, there were forces against him in the UK govt, plus what I gained from this TRNN episode and which are the corporate world and media. I wish him well, as much as he can get. He certainly was inspirational.

[@cantagiousca5220]

Thank fuck Good riddance Corbyn

[@ethelmini]

Jezza didn't campaign for a united Ireland, he campaigned for a political settlement. Don't forget Gerry Adams was one of several legitimately elected Sinn Fein MPs. They didn't take up their seats because they were required to swear allegiance to the very thing they objected to. Adams had a democratic right to be in parliament, Jeremy just enabled him to exercise that right in a small way.

[@steveogle3679]

Thanks for covering this. Watching this in reality made me realize just how crazy the world has become. Insane what has happened to language in the past 30 years. Black is White, Down is up. Afraid to speak to anyone anymore for fear of offence. Part of the plan most likely.

[@bluegold21]

It's not a case of black is now white. The right wing, specifically the religious zealot base of conservatives, has turned everything black and white. Rich and poor. A class system they feel should be moulded on unregulated capitalism and that which favours the consumerist wants instead of environmental needs. If you think things are backwards then you must be listening to people who say insane things like "faith" is to know something and "belief" is not knowing something. This brainwashing is typical far-right-wing evangelical propaganda tactics.

[@peterwilkinson2998]

Who's plan ? these things you complain about are all from the left.

[@frenchresearcherfrantz4290]

" Insane what has happened to language in the past 30 years. Black is White, Down is up." Looks like Orwell had it right, didn't he?....

[@odinallfarther6038]

It all goes to show what passes for democracy is all fine with the establishment and the armed forces as long as their guys win regardless of which party gets in , we all live in mockracys of the demos not democracy's .

[@jjcarpets9833]

Jeremy Corbyn & Bernie Saunders equals Peace and Compassion for the People

[@kevingeoffreydunn9864]

Do you agree that Tony blair should be in jail for war crimes and his accepted roll as sir be removed cause I do .

[@kevingeoffreydunn9864]

Yes

[@DJJinxC2006]

Thanks Chris, for yourself and your guest for keeping things real, from across the pond.

[@07kenbird]

And here in the colonies as well.

[@Patendyck76]

Jeremy Corbin was the best Labour leader we’ve ever had.

[@ujean56]

This really should be a 1 hour (or more) special program. 30 minutes doesn't do justice.

[@tonywalsh1408]

Stabbed in the back by everyone scared of him

[@sharongillesp]

It’s amazing why we can’t live our lives and leave other people alone by staying out of their business.

[@feydrautha012]

The treatment of Corybn clarified how any leftist achieving electoral/primary success in the US will be treated. I won't say how change will come about, but basically the ruling oligarchs have shown us that they will behave in the manner described in the chapter "The Philomaths" in the Iron Heel, by Jack London.

[@casteretpollux]

So we have to look at how other states are surviving independently of Western power approval.

[@cdean2789]

The Guardian of the status quo.

[@BabelSongs]

I used to love The Guardian but during the Corbyn years they really revealed their true agenda.. ie, they want to be the hand-wringing liberals who speak against the cruelty of capitalism, but, when a chance to make real change arrived, they were desperate to kill that opportunity

[@monacojerry]

The first shot against Corbin threatened the scenario of "A Very British Coup."

[@waydejames8483]

Thanks for a very interesting discussion. However, the reason the Labour Party I and my family campaigned for lost the December 2019 General Election was Brexit, not anti-Semitism. Corbyn and as a result Labour's (at best) confused position on that toxic topic which Boris Johnson, an otherwise woeful prick of a man, cynically exploited.

[@JUSTTRYANDSTOPIT]

If any labour supporter tells you Corbyn lost the 2019 GE because of antisemitism....I guarantee you are speaking to a remainer in denial

[@lindapetit2386]

Thank you so much Chris for covering our Jeremy Corbyn..He is a star man and we desperately need him now,more than ever..Its lovely to have ASA Winstanley who is so dedicated and informed..We must not let this WEF, and its like,force out all that is truth,only to be replaced with idiocracy...

[@HumanProgress]

Corbyn treats his Jews well. Goes in to bat for them. Good for him. Like many Communists, Christians and Muslims down the years he treats Jews well when they are in their place - but they do have to be in their place, second class, second rate and one step behind their masters, because Jews live in their countries. If Jews ever dared to step out of their place like fight for their own country in their ancient homeland then they incur the wrath of their spiritual and ideological superiors, (especially as they are Christ killers.) Now these Christ killers are strong enough to defend themselves against Far Left, Far Right, Christians and Muslim ideology they have achieved equal footing. THIS SIMPLY WILL NOT DO. This makes Jews equal with people who are special enough to have their own nations !!!! How can Jews be as special as us ? We can't have that can we ? For Corbyn and the others, some Jews (Zionists) have stepped out of line, gotten above their station. These are the Jews he does not treat well at all. He and the others put them down so viciously and energetically - in a way only Jews understand….. a way no other country or nation experiences or will ever experience. I wonder if that lot will have this “special” relationship with Jews for the next thousand years also ?

[@mikeharvey9811]

Thanks Guys for speaking the Truth, this has and will always be necessary for humanity in the future to hopefully, finally see that regardless of current rejection truth may ultimately; bare fruit as those to come finally realise the total failure of the “established” ways of the warmongers, money grabbers and racists. Your work is essential. Thank you. Mike from Bristol England

[@ianwoodywoodwoof345]

It was a very British establishment coup Chris..love Noem Chomsky's label of Starmer as "Thatcher light" lol very apposite... Hope Dr West is doing Well... I am a great admirer of the man. Thx for the work you do.. I spread the love you and Dr West embody... Fond Regards... A supporter from the UK...

[@dominionphilosophy3698]

Chomsky the warmonger.

[@melittafilter]

In Europe being smeared as anti-semite is the end of any career. Even if you never said anything negative about jewish people but just mentioned that the Israeli politics concerning the Palestinians might be wrong. In Germany you might even find yourself in court if you do so.

[@paulforan4550]

The power of the Jews is immense

[@joncumberbatch852]

​@@paulforan4550You don't need to be Jewish to be a Zionist there are plenty of Christians in powerful positions in the USA and UK

[@1flinns]

@@paulforan4550 Careful

[@joostvanloon4518]

@@paulforan4550 It has nothing to do with the "power of the Jews". The state of Israel invests huge amounts of resources into making us believe that it is a Jewish State. This helps them accusing their critics of being anti-semitic. However, the majority of Jews in the world live outside of Israel and do not identify strongly (or at all) with this political project. Hence, Chris Hedges, Corbyn and others always refer to the State of Israel (and not the Jewish people) as one of the stakeholders in determining national politics in Europe and the USA (and increasingly in non-western countries). Conflating Jewishness ot the State of Israel is exactly reinforcing their message and helping the State of Israel silence their critics.

[@casteretpollux]

​@@paulforan4550Anti semitic infiltrator

[@peterhardie4151]

I have a number of friends and acquaintances that are capable of reading books and have a knowledge of history. However they believed the nonsense about Corbyn.

[@cdean2789]

The right wing media didn't help.

[@paulrudgley1682]

@@cdean2789 Now i know why Bill Binney and you other rightwingers dislike George Soros. Who is George Soros and why is he disliked by conservatives? I saw this press conference by Ron DeSantis concerning Trump's arrest where he mentioned a guy named George Soros. He specifically said "The Soros district attorneys". I've heard the name before. Who is he talking about exactly? Ah George Soros, the anti conservative Boogeyman that every right leaning individual hates but if you ask what he did, they'll only tell you scary stories about funding pedophile rings and biological experiments. Everyone on the right seems to hate George Soros but no one can really tell you why. The answer is simple, he beat Rupert Murdoch, the godfather of conservative media, in the 90s and Murdoch has been salty ever since. Soros is a billionaire currency investor that supports many liberal causes. Not really progressive ones, more so neo liberal/left-center ones. So what did he do? In the 90s, the UK was having a bad time with their currency and the ruling conservatives in the UK decided to pump money into the British Pound Sterling to keep it up in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. Murdoch spent a lot of time, energy, and above all, money defending this decision to the British public, basically staking his reputation on it. But it was the wrong decision and George Soros saw that, he short sold the Sterling, meaning he was betting on its value going down. This terrible decision by the conservatives led to 3 billion pounds being lost by the government in 1992. But where there's a loser, there's a winner and that winner was George Soros who made over £1 billion in a day (over $1.5 billion). This also destroyed what little reputation the conservatives had left. See Murdoch had been losing on the PR front for years by this point. He stood by Thatcher and she was ousted. He printed that the conservatives were the party of morals and dozens of its members were exposed in sex scandals. He said they were the party of jobs and unemployment went from hundreds of thousands to millions under them. All that they had left was being the party of fiscal responsibility and in one swift move, Soros proved that was untrue too. The conservatives lost the next three general elections. They lost all their seats in the Scottish parliament. And Murdoch was exposed as a liar and worse, an idiot. He's never forgiven Soros for that and has since commanded his media empire to bad mouth Soros every chance they get. And that's why 30 years later, every conservative from the USA to the UK to Australia will tell you Soros is the devil but can't ever tell exactly what he did. Because what he really did was be smarter than the man who runs conservative media Aztecah

[@paulrudgley1682]

Rich guy with lots of money who funds a lot of liberal-leaning projects. He is like the counterpoint to Rupert Murdoch Probably better described as the progressive counterpoint of the conservative Koch Brothers. Yeah but like WHO IS HE? How did he become wealthy? He’s essentially the right wings boogeyman. He’s got money and spends it on left wing candidates. They essentially put him in the center of dozens of conspiracy theories as being this spooky puppet master plotting the downfall of broke, blue collar America. NealR2000 regardless of what you think of George Soros, it's important to remember that demonizing individuals like this is not productive for our democracy. AsterJ Foreign mega donors are more dangerous for democracy than the demonization of foreign mega donors. What is the alleged conspiracy behind George Soros controlling everything?

[@TheNatty88]

@@cdean2789 And the so called ‘left wing’ media..

[@casteretpollux]

Media brainwash plus lack of class identity

[@coding7196]

It is stunning how many lies were told and I don't know why he "scared" the rich so much.

[@ianoliver3130]

He intended to tax them and shut down their tax havens?

[@realtijuana5998]

No politician who employs undemocratic strategies or tactics deserves to receive a single vote. Zero tolerance.

[@aprescoup]

So you would insist that Cornel West rids himself of Jill Stein who is helping mange his system-legitimizing shitlib campaign?

[@cantagiousca5220]

Good riddance kommie corbyn

[@theRab1609]

​@@cantagiousca5220grow up child

[@gonzokawasaki]

I was a member of the labour party in the UK - Corbyn represented the hard left of the labour party who made labour unelectable throughout the 80's. Tony Blair would never had come to power in the labour party if it were not for people like Corbyn. Him and militant tendency were Marxist/communists who tried to hijack the labour party and ended up allowing Mrs Thatcher to have power throughout the 80's and Blair to take control and gut the party in the 90's. The British labour party is not a communist/Marxist party. Anyone who wants to forward those views should simply join the British communist party. The British labour party is a democratic socialist party.

[@eckie4679]

That’s all total rubbish and just a regurgitation of the right wing controlled MSM. Accusing democrats in the Labour Party of being communists and Marxists is an age old right wing strategy. Very strong in America too where the merest mention of socialism throws rabid right wingers into a frenzy

[@anthonymcnamee6297]

Never voting labour while Starmers in charge

[@stavrosk.2868]

The exact same thing is happening here in Belgium (Flanders) as well. In the early noughties the SP (socialistische partij) changed it's name in SPa (socialistische partij anders) the socialist party different (similar to Tony Blair 's third way'), the SPa distanced itself from it's traditional voters and didn't want to be associated anymore with the working classes or what they called 'miserabilism'. Now they even abolished the party's name! I won't vote for them anymore, I'll be voting for the very leftist PVDA (party of the workers).

[@Nickle314]

What's funny is that the same people who object to this, would advocate doing the same to others and celebrate it as well

[@BabelSongs]

Hmmmm

[@Sputnikcosmonot]

Obviously. Thats the whole reason we have class analysis - to direct our political action.

[@Nickle314]

@@Sputnikcosmonot So you say class. Other people say the same thing about race. There's a consistency in the arguments and thought process.

[@trulymental7651]

I think a lot of large property portfolio owners were scared when he said he would house the homeless in empty buildings. Best idea ever. Greed is why we are in this mess. Free Palestine

[@jamesfraser5860]

very good but I was hoping for more on how Starmer stabbed him in the back, front and both sides

[@unchattytwit]

Great to have this for US audiences but needed longer to discuss. Starmer's infiltration and role not even discussed.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

I paid my £3 joined my local CLP (along with the "Momentum" activist faction by default) and went out with local canvassing teams in my area in North West London. However before we engage in a hagiography here, I will refer you to page 127 where Asa writes "Every time the Jewish Labour Movement and Labour Friends of Israel (both pro-Zionist factions) cropped up with their latest smear, activists (including myself) were ready to respond. But Corbyn's office failed to capitalise on this energy, and there seemed to be no political will from Labour's left wing leadership to take on the lobby." Furthermore on page 163 Asa writes "Supposed "comparisons" of Israel or Zionism were deemed to be unacceptable - no matter how historically factual or carefully worded. These were matters for expulsion, suspension or disciplinary action. Ken Livingstone and Moshe Machover were the only two high profile cases. The effect was to keep the "anti-Semitism crisis" in headlines for years. The fact that Corbyn did not protect Livingstone, one of his vanishingly few senior party allies, sent a message to the grassroots that none were safe should they step out of line." And so we saw the likes of Jackie Walker, Graham Bash, Marc Wadsworth and Chris Williamson picked off, one by one, for marginalisation and eventually expulsion. The fact that Corbyn failed to protect any of these staunch anti-Zionists showed his Achilles heel, which was that of capitulation and appeasement to the right wing Parliamentary Labour Party, the executive of which finally threw Corbyn himself, under the bus. So yes, the Israel Lobby persisted in their determination to destroy the Corbyn project, however, I think it would be more accurate to say that it was Corbyn himself who committed political suicide through his continual appeasement and capitulation. Having said that, had Corbyn become Prime Minister we would be living in a completely different political, social and economic landscape - and we would not find ourselves being governed by a right-wing duopoly and being drawn into a direct conflict with Russia through the UK government's collusion in a bespoke proxy war manufactured and provoked by the USA which has now had to resort to the desperate measures of sending cluster munitions to its client, in violation of international law. Meanwhile we continue to be propagandised by a Deep State controlled media, into believing that it was Putin who provoked all this. And so, black is white, North is South, up is down and if you even try to push back against all this dissemblance you have the legions of NAFO trolls bombarding you with tropes and accusing you of being either a Russian or a Chinese asset - or both for that matter. As Chomsky suggested (before he lost his mind) it is all ill informed public that facilitates and enables the greatest duplicity and venality on the part of the plutocracy. And now there are many groping around blindly in the fog of a mass acquiescence psychosis, wholly dependent upon the analyses and pontifications of the high priests of on-line networks. Don't let others do your 'thinking' for you, it is symptom of intellectual laziness. Read and study as widely as possible and gain hard and fast evidence for your assertions, and then don't be afraid to stand up and speak the truth, even if everyone around you tries to shout you down and cut you off.. Otherwise, your democracy just degenerates into the tyranny of mob rule.

[@hansbright-mohr5178]

Spot On

[@stevebrooks6275]

It's a pity you didn't "gain hard and fast evidence" before posting this barrel of nonsense, Bernie....are you a Russian or Chinese asset... ?? 🤣

[@madameblatvatsky]

"mass aquiescense psychosis" spot on

[@Harrier_DuBois]

paragraphs please i'm not reading that wall of text

[@michelefox9539]

Great analysis

[@Marius_vanderLubbe]

I can't help but agree with Mr Galloway and others that if Mr Corbyn had have shown a bit more testicular fortitude from the beginning none of this would have happened to him. In fact, he may well still be prime minister.

[@annenunney9907]

I dont always agree with Galloway

[@Marius_vanderLubbe]

@@annenunney9907 I don't either - but I tend to agree with him on this issue. Norman Finkelstein was of the same opinion. Perhaps it was fear for his life that dissuaded Corbyn from digging in - I can understand that.

[@kenlydon1395]

Please do not drag the discussion into the gutter with obscene and offensive comments referring to genitalia, are you a school boy ?

[@tonybennett4159]

I don't think that is true. Had Corbyn stood up and vociferously defended himself against the charge of antisemitism he would have unleashed an even greater barrage of hatred whipped up by every media outlet. There were machines at every juncture targeting him wherever he went or whatever he said. Their fire power was just too great.

[@johnwright9372]

I am no fan of Galloway, but Corbyn's and the party leadership's passivity in the face of the lies and smears deeply frustrated me.

[@MutualAidWorks]

All politicians, wether right wing, left or centre are a diversion away from building independent grass roots alternatives and carrying out direct action. Even if we are to gain reforms how we do so is vital and we should not be dependent on politicians and look up to them as our 'saviours'. We need to build real working class self-organisation, power and unity.

[@MyMomSaysImKeen]

Perfect podcast to listen to before I have to surrender up my phone & dime bag of coke. I gotta go into the White House Situation Room to talk business with my dad, The Big Guy.

[@bryanpersaud9947]

Was what this general said not considered political interference at best, treason at worst? Basically a threat against Her Majesty’s loyal opposition?

[@andybellklas1678]

I’m conservative but I think Corbyn was the last honest politician we had, I don’t like socialism its never worked it’s a failed idea but we knew what he believed and he was honest about what he believed.

[@Capybarrrraaaa]

"Socialism has never worked" is a lie that you've been fed that relies on you ignoring the complicated reality of how countries are ran. Even if you, sincerely, believe Socialism has never worked, Capitalism _cannot_ work. Socialism is literally just 'democracy', applied to economics. If authoritarianism can run the economy fine, then surely you believe that democracy could do it better?

[@shakeelmalik781]

The best ever prime minister we could've had. Great sir corbyn.

[@lochnessmunster1189]

He was a Socialist, which didn't work well in Eastern Europe, or North Korea, or Britain from the 1960s-70s.

[@cidercik]

Buy the book, it's excellent, showing how bad it really was.

[@jjcarpets9833]

Look at what they have done to Andrew Bridgen ( conservative ) over his views on Vaccatations & Excess deaths since

[@gustavoa.dejesussr.7572]

They have formed a "Fith Column" in every nation inhabit undermining the host nation`s culture , especially it's social, political and economic structure.

[@Nigel-uw7it]

Those you cannot criticize are the ones who control you. Now who especially can you not criticise? I wonder who that giant pink elephant in the room is. Starts with an I

[@dglenday8705]

Let me guess.... Intelligence services?

[@themasteryourdaddy.6307]

Love you Jeremy Corbyn always.

[@yp77738yp77739]

As a Tory voter I actually regret not voting for Corbyn that year. I wanted to, but I just couldn’t put the Uk in a situation where Diane Abbot had any power as she exhibited behaviours in public that proved she was intellectually impaired. I felt embarrassed that she would represent our country. They would have been a disaster, but the shock would have been the Hegelian antithesis the country needed.

[@adamcarreras-neal4697]

you have seen the Tory ministers of State! Or do you not know she was the FIRST BLACK WOMAN at OXBRIDGE

[@yp77738yp77739]

@@adamcarreras-neal4697 Yes, clowns, 95% of all MPs. But she wasn’t just a clown, she appeared to be feeble minded. I remember that interview about funding the police where she was unable to perform the most basic of arithmetic. For many years I watched her on Andrew Neil’s show, she appeared to be there for comedy value and gave an impression of having an IQ around 80. Don’t know how she got into Oxbridge, can only assume she was an outcome of affirmative action. Anyway, I’m being honest, she was the primary reason why I couldn’t vote for Corbyn, it was a step too far for me.

[@Harrier_DuBois]

@@yp77738yp77739 She was one of the few politicians to support Julian Assange. So she can't do maths, she wasn't the economics minister...

[@yp77738yp77739]

@@Harrier_DuBois she spent £12k of her poor constituents funds on a vanity portrait of herself. Then, whilst trying to abolish grammar schools and independent schools, she’s then sends her own son to an independent. Sorry, I can’t stomach hypocrisy, and of course she needs to understand maths, she was going to be responsible for the massive home office budget. Supporting Assange is good, opposing Iraq war is good, but that’s not enough. I can find a tramp on the streets that would hold those positions.

[@abdvs325]

Not a fan of Diane Abbot either, because she weaponises racism. But there are so many conservative MPs way worse than her. I mean is weaponising racism or not being good at maths worse than bombing innocent children for control of resources?

[@Seansaighdeoir]

To get an insight into this find the the Channel 4 film from the 80's 'A Very British Coup'. Think that was based on the 'fear' that Michael Foot might become PM in 83.

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

The only thing I disagree with Corbyn was his dislike of things like electoral reform (eg replacing FPTP single member seats in the Commons with something like MMP w/ RCV/AV), and his dislike of the idea of devolving some of the domestic powers of Parliament to the Regions of England, as exists with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Whatever socialism is, it can't be achieved and most importantly *sustained* from top-down authority, but must vested as much as possible with the people. The present state of the UK Parliamentary system prevents that.

[@jackieec40]

I was always a labour voter until Tony Blair invaded Iraq, and when Jeremy Corbyn arrived i was ready for voting labour again, however the behaviour of the Labour Party under him, no chance were they getting my vote.

[@lesnorth9431]

Maybe you read too much reports in right wing media, telling you how the Labour party was behaving?

[@richc9631]

So who will you vote for now? First step in healing this ruined country - if it ever happens - is getting the Torys out

[@Harrier_DuBois]

@@richc9631 Labour currently are Tories 2.0, they have said basically nothing about how they will make changes and improve the country, useless corporate stooges under Starmer will continue the legacy of Boris. I will vote SNP, but if I was in England I would hopefully vote Green.

[@msimms-ft9yv]

corbyn is as outdated to the majority of voters today as thatcher,their policies are of an bygone era

[@PeterBaylis]

I have voted Labour, Green or Liberal Democrat - mostly Labour - all of my life. I have never and will NEVER vote tory. I am 65 years old, work for the NHS and/or Social Services. I was over the Moon when Corbyn became leader of the Labour Party - it felt exciting and cool - remember when he was at Glastonbury? When Starmer said that it was ok for war crimes against Gaza - I was truly appalled. I am excited that Galloway won Rochdale with a huge majority and the candidate that came second was an unheard off independent! With Owen Jones establishing the We Deserve Better movement and with George Gallaway's Party (79 candidates) and the Greens etc, there is the potential for a coalition of various parties who actually represent the people. I have transferred my monthly financial contributions from The Labour Party to George Gallaway's party.

[@mikemines2931]

All the mess in this country can be traced back to the last period of Labour in power from immigration to the justice system. Blair still has his placemen everywhere and he and his wife made a fortune from the changes he made.

[@casteretpollux]

Blair US

[@theo7326]

To me Jeremy Corbyn is like the British Nelson Mandela Amandla!!!!

[@hassanshayegannik155]

Jeremy the conscience of humanity and history. Bravo! Thanks!

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

As a Brit i can confirm everything Chris says in his opening monologue. We saw interference by not just Israel but by the USA as well. They even interfered to install Rashy Sinook as PM of the Tories too. We're sick of it.

[@alundavies1016]

I didn’t vote for Corbyn in the Labour leadership elections. I thought he was a decent man, but his policies were not as aligned with mine as some others, and I didn’t believe he could win a General Election. I think a lot of what was thrown at him internally by the party was unwarranted, though it was nothing in comparison to what the press did to him.

[@adamcarreras-neal4697]

what polices? Do let us know what polices about creating a fairer society that you object too. don't give me rubbish about the military either. The Tories have reduced our military to it's lowest levels for over 200 hundred years.

[@alundavies1016]

@@adamcarreras-neal4697 and yet we haven’t been invaded? Do we need a large military? I’m asking a question, if we need more military spending for a specific challenge, or to a specific end then let’s have a conversation about it. Otherwise what limit is there to the amount spent on the military? We are not going to face down Chinese or American levels of spending, but in the second tier of spending we are pretty strong. I am not against more military spending, but when everything else is being cut why does the military get a pass? As to Corbyn, you have a point. I was loose with the term policy. Most of what Corbyn stood for in terms of socialism I am in agreement with. Where I had issue with him was on his rhetoric and his failure to try and gain support in the middle ground. Appealing to party faithful does not get gig elected, there has to be an appeal to the middle ground, and he put them off. A lot of that was not entirely his fault, the press did it’s usual right-wing hack job on him. He didn’t do himself any favours with his attitude though, and his followers really turned off any chance of capturing enough votes to win an election. Until we get PR we are in a race with one other party, and both parties have to fight over the middle ground. We abandoned the middle in 2019 and handed parliament to the Tories. That is what I have an issue with Corbyn about. I still voted Labour in 2019 (though I live in a true blue constituency), because I believe in socialism, equality and those ideals, but without power it’s so much student debate society balls.

[@mickvamplew7600]

What the mail printed about him was an absolute disgrace just about every day they slaged him off and mail readers believed it

[@stevenhunter5799]

I was a Labour member through that time. It was very painful to see the members and leader being betrayed from within the party, never mind the media lies. Even my local MP was against him, and my partner was horribly gaslit when she complained about antisemitic smears of Corbyn coming out of our local office. We keep fighting ....from the outside ✊

[@sturdywordy1158]

If only he'd admitted that he's a leaver!

[@casteretpollux]

And being a leaver was divisive of the working class in the UK and EU

[@casteretpollux]

And furthermore he threw the opportunity for the failed election to Johnson.

[@junesimmons94]

I wish Asa Winstanley's book was also in Audio Book format - my poor old peepers would need Large Print at the very least

[@brianmacadam4793]

The unfortunate fact is that Corbyn's support of Palestinian issues was a lever that could be used against him ( wrongly in my opinion ). Once he had been so "painted", he became unelectable; to be a government in waiting Labour would have to get rid of Corbyn.

[@huseyintekin795]

Thank you very much for your great work always. Chris world's needs more true journeles like you Live Long 🙏 🙏 🙏❤️

[@1eddwood]

Whatever you think of Jeremy, at least labour were a real Labour Party , god knows what they are now under Keir starmer

[@stevebrooks6275]

What are they now Edd... ?? The next Government...

[@cdean2789]

On the membership card it read the Labour Party is a democratic socialist party but it's still the Blairite Neoliberal Party.

[@abdvs325]

​@@stevebrooks6275 Yeah, the next government, the rich like red this year.

[@livondiramerian6999]

Hatred breeds disasters, but hate is an illness that will destroy the hater.

[@jameswhitfield1375]

How corrupt the system is.

[@spindlecitysister]

Excellent episode. Thank you

[@uttaradit2]

Attlee would be kicked out of the current labour party

[@user-qf1zg4zz8j]

Thank you Chris & Asa for furthering my education about the world - I've neglected it for too long.

[@samstone4320]

Politicians oath of allegiance. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you and your country can do for Israel 😢😢😢😢

[@traviscutler9912]

The system works. Electoral politics is dead. Panther Party

[@user-mn1cs1tv3y]

Chris, Thanks for the real news as always!!

[@denisalderson3749]

How is this allowed to happen in this fantastic free speaking nation of ours

[@ince55ant]

The unions was always where the peoples power lay. You just need to look at the carapace of westminster to see that the house of commons is not a tool we can use for our liberation. Corbyn is an honourable man but i see more utility in Mick Lynch. The establishment hopes to break the will of strikers with ever worsening conditions, but they've pushed us to the brink since the 08 recession. There's very little they can realistically take from us before the whole nation becomes completely unworkable.

[@paulstanway6076]

Mick Lynch is just another union bureaucrat who engages in purely defensive industrial action and sheepdogs people into supporting Labour. He's no Bob Crow or Arthur Scargill, and ultimately, he'd betray his members or call off strikes to keep his job. Just because he does reasonably well on the telly doesn't mean we should form a personality cult around him.

[@joncumberbatch852]

Class War but where will it end?

[@AtheistEve]

Some of the unions have been captured by neoliberals.

[@casteretpollux]

People need to join and be active re good leadership

[@fredjones43]

To be smeared as an antisemite is becoming a badge of honor for, it is only the good and decent men who are destroyed with that trope.

[@Hartley_Hare]

You like Hitler, then?

[@stevebrooks6275]

Yes, just like those 'good and decent men' who were accused of anti semitism such as Himmler, Goebbels, Hitler..... What a terible smear....

[@NicholBrummer]

proportional representation .. only way

[@casteretpollux]

From Ireland - it is even worse

[@cbarclay99]

No mention of Brexit, the defining issue of the 2019 campaign? Corbyn chickened out of telling his adolescent fanbase that staying in the EU would have prohibited the implementation of his socialist policies.

[@Stellarcrete]

The system can only be changed from within. The revolutionaries must call themselves racists, harassers and criminals, because their opponents aren't playing games and certainly will do much worse than call them names. If you have an ounce of passivity or expect an ounce of privacy, you are not the Spartacus we have needed for 2000 years. Where is the warrior poet? Where is the charismatic radical? It's not enough to be right and write right. You must sell, more, you must sing. If you need fairness to win, you have already lost. Clearly none that have come before have known their enemy. Can there be any worse sin for the wannabe?

[@CockWomble1000]

Jezza was our true leader ❤🤘