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[Thread] There is a strange tendency amongst a few of Jeremy Corbyn's most vociferous supporters.
They will invariably tell you how they really against #antisemitism.
Really truly against it.
As #Tpopularfront does.
They will invariably tell you how they really against #antisemitism.
Really truly against it.
As #Tpopularfront does.
But then you notice they have promoted someone likes David Duke & Neo-Nazi material.
Let that sink in, they claim to be against antisemitism & they go out of their way to promote a really hardcore racist, #palestinepr
A small thread on antisemitism & the Left's attitude.
I have been a socialist longer than I care to recall.
So it grieves me when the British Left (or chunks of it) don't take racism seriously, promote known racists or dismiss concerns about racism.
It is increasingly common.
I have been a socialist longer than I care to recall.
So it grieves me when the British Left (or chunks of it) don't take racism seriously, promote known racists or dismiss concerns about racism.
It is increasingly common.
I tend to warn people if they interact with obvious racists.
Typically, adults & sensible people are shocked that they might have, mistakenly, helped a racist gain a wider audience.
But not all.
There is a section of the British Left that don't care if they aid racists.
Typically, adults & sensible people are shocked that they might have, mistakenly, helped a racist gain a wider audience.
But not all.
There is a section of the British Left that don't care if they aid racists.
One example:
"You are blocked from following @TomLondon6 and viewing @TomLondon6's"
Tom is v. popular on Twitter with nearly 40,000 followers.
His actions matter, when he says something people listen.
Tom is used as an example by others, quoted as a defence, as a reference.
"You are blocked from following @TomLondon6 and viewing @TomLondon6's"
Tom is v. popular on Twitter with nearly 40,000 followers.
His actions matter, when he says something people listen.
Tom is used as an example by others, quoted as a defence, as a reference.
