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Tom Williams

7 Apr, 5 tweets, 1 min read

https://twitter.com/shirleymush/status/1379837790461030408

While liberal media continue to memory-hole pretty much everything Starmer promised in order to win the Labour leadership election, this is apparently happening:

https://twitter.com/shirleymush/status/1379837790461030408

It is a profound disgrace imo that well-meaning Labour members who just wanted to win and wanted all the fighting to stop are clearly seen as barely relevant collateral damage that was necessary in order for the party of organised labour to once again be sold to the rich.

The people who've facilitated this should not be taken seriously or in good faith ever again. They're prepared to lie, cheat and steal just so they get to preside over the end of the world, but won't lift a finger to prevent it.

We often do the gallows humour thing of saying "it really was socialism or barbarism, and they chose barbarism", but these motherfuckers are trying to stitch it up so people never even get that choice again, just in case they can't persuade them this time.

Fucking lunacy.

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