1) Thread - Corbyn & Cemetery gate
Firstly, this account & others give a realistic & highly probable account of what Corbyn did with that wreath.
It doesn't look good and at best shows him as a gullible stooge. Not PM material (though admittedly that's currently a low bar)
Firstly, this account & others give a realistic & highly probable account of what Corbyn did with that wreath.
It doesn't look good and at best shows him as a gullible stooge. Not PM material (though admittedly that's currently a low bar)
2) beyond that we currently have 3 competing positions from Corbyn supporters
- he didn't lay a wreath
- laying a wreath never killed anyone (@owenjones84)
- the Munich terrorists are not buried there (the perpetrators are not, but it's likely the architects of the attack are)
- he didn't lay a wreath
- laying a wreath never killed anyone (@owenjones84)
- the Munich terrorists are not buried there (the perpetrators are not, but it's likely the architects of the attack are)
@OwenJones84 3) then we have Corbyn's changing & conflicting accounts, including the ridiculous "I was there but I wasn't involved" & "there's lots of different people buried in cemeteries"
(As shown below, the cemetery in question is very small, perhaps 40 x 10m, size of a large garden)
(As shown below, the cemetery in question is very small, perhaps 40 x 10m, size of a large garden)
@OwenJones84 4) so what can we glean? Well as pointed out by @StrangerNoise (see this thread) it's likely just another example of Corbyn's simplified "anti imperialist" world view & historical baggage.
@OwenJones84 @StrangerNoise 5) essentially Corbyn did something else that didn't matter when he was a 40 year obscure backbencher but is potentially very embarrassing now.
It's highly likely he didn't know what he was doing, and he & his supporters are trying to backtrack and obfuscate after the fact
It's highly likely he didn't know what he was doing, and he & his supporters are trying to backtrack and obfuscate after the fact
@OwenJones84 @StrangerNoise 6) a statesman (or future PM if you prefer) would say, clearly "here's exactly what I did, here's why I did it" & either justify or apologize.
But because Corbyn likely didn't know what he was doing (beyond some vague "martyr ceremony" thing) he can't now explain his actions
But because Corbyn likely didn't know what he was doing (beyond some vague "martyr ceremony" thing) he can't now explain his actions
@OwenJones84 @StrangerNoise 7) the story is not the wreath. The story is the ongoing lack of attention to detail & simplistic historical "anti west" activities which Corbyn was able to bumble along with as a protester, but which will haunt him now as long as he's leader.
He hasn't got what it takes
He hasn't got what it takes
@OwenJones84 @StrangerNoise 8) he hasn't got the wit, grace, charisma or temperament to deal with being challenged
But he has lots to be challenged on, 40 years worth. This may be unfair to some, but it's reality
But he has lots to be challenged on, 40 years worth. This may be unfair to some, but it's reality
@OwenJones84 @StrangerNoise 9) a wiser (or even averagely astute) leader would have known that Labour needed to adopt the IHRA anti semetic definition in full, without qualification, in the current climate, whether it was flawed or not.
But Corbyn's too much of a purist and has too much baggage, hence...
But Corbyn's too much of a purist and has too much baggage, hence...
@OwenJones84 @StrangerNoise 10) this isn't going to go away, if it's not this it'll be the next skeleton or the next
Labour needs to realise, as popular as he is with some factions he will *never* break through to the centre and soft right, and he *must* to be in power
That's it, it's always been the case
Labour needs to realise, as popular as he is with some factions he will *never* break through to the centre and soft right, and he *must* to be in power
That's it, it's always been the case
