G*d this is dreadful. 'Its a proxy war' and still Rogers is banging on about negotiations. His entire point is that Ukraine cannot be allowed to win because nukes and cos Russia's rout helps America. That's it. Total amateur. Get better guests, Owen.
Ya gotta hear this. I spat my drink out at more than one point. Owen does pushback, in his own rambly way.
This'll be the ̶n̶e̶w̶ revived line from this crowd. Ukraine must stop liberating Ukraine or Mad Putin will nuke us.
What a difference a day makes. 24 little hours. Brought the sun and the flowers. Where there used to be rain.
Here endeth the use of "... rather than pursue a negotiated end to it." Time for a new line 🪦
For those asking why the Stoppers don't have a Ukrainian at their Labour fringe meeting. 1. this👇 happens when they do, 2. they have two possible Ukies who agree with them who they could ask. 3. Having a real leftist Ukie there would destroy them. Utterly destroy them.
This Ukrainian feminist peacenik, Nina Potarska, was the token Ukie used by Stop Some Wars and elsewhere in the Spring. Read what she is saying now to see why they've never asked her back. pressegauche.org/Les-femmes-ne-…
Beardie guy, by contrast, cannot believe all the attention for his, *checks notes*, 'bravery'.
He sounds like a Youtuber. And the worst sort who only hears what he wants to hear from the locals - as we know from multiple visits to Caracas. A bog standard Yank, in other words.
Lynch's line here about the Euromaidan is *exactly the same* as Boris Johnson's was in 2016. That the EU "provoked" the Euromaidan. Lynch + the RMT are backing Ukraine now but this is a reminder how silly myths about Ukraine hang around.
My bet is Mick is unaware that the EU was trying to negotiate to keep Yanuk in office. Here again is the actual history for Brexiteers - including Lynch.
Just to note that I do know the RMT includes Eddie Dempsey, a sympathiser with the 'People's Republics'. One assumes that he loathes his union comrades who are fundraising for Ukraine with a passion. Maybe someone should ask Eddie?
Big protest today in Caracas by trade unionists and supporters, led by teachers. They are opposed to the severe austerity programme that has been imposed on public sector workers.
Two years ago the regime imposed a flat pay, ended collective bargaining and have since repressed union activists and the protesting hard left. 2022 Venezuela is a gangster capitalism paradise.