John McDonnell welcomed the financial crash "I'm a Marxist"
John McDonnell welcomed the financial crash "I'm a Marxist"
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motco

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17,412 posts

270 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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Telegraph reporting a 2013 video clip.

Mojooo

13,288 posts

204 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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motco said:
Telegraph reporting a 2013 video clip.
whats your point?

he is probably right - the system doesnt work.

Hosenbugler

1,856 posts

126 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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Mojooo said:
motco said:
Telegraph reporting a 2013 video clip.
whats your point?

he is probably right - the system doesnt work.
The point is, the man is revelling in the disaster caused by irresponsible actions of other politicians, politicians from his own party. As for this Marxist fantasy , what a great succes the Soviet Union was, and Venezuela and North Korea are.

Heck, he is supposed to be a Corbynista, I'd reckon Delusionista is more accurate.

sidicks

25,218 posts

245 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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Mojooo said:
whats your point?

he is probably right - the system doesnt work.
He is certainly wrong - the system isn't perfect but it's by far the best option available.

Digga

46,731 posts

307 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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sidicks said:
He is certainly wrong - the system isn't perfect but it's by far the best option available.
He's also even more wrong when you consider the root cause of the US sub-prime timebomb which created the crash; left wing, economically illiterate politics.

Hosenbugler

1,856 posts

126 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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Digga said:
sidicks said:
He is certainly wrong - the system isn't perfect but it's by far the best option available.
He's also even more wrong when you consider the root cause of the US sub-prime timebomb which created the crash; left wing, economically illiterate politics.
Indeed, Carter's Communities Refinancing act, Initiated by Clinton. A piece of lunacy that lent on postcode as against ability to repay, all imposed on the Banks by the two state clearing Houses, Fannie and Freddie.

motco

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17,412 posts

270 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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What I find disturbing is that this quiet spoken, polite and seemingly pleasant man is feted to be in charge of the finances of the country, and the populace (or should I say 'masses') are blissfully ignorant of the man's true beliefs.

nikaiyo2

5,806 posts

219 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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Mojooo said:
whats your point?

he is probably right - the system doesnt work.
Perhaps it is not a great idea that a potential (albeit astonishingly unlikely) chancellor of the exchequer should be pleased that many millions of people should suffer, to make a political point?

I know to the left ideology is all, proving Marx correct is an overriding concern, to most normal people it is far less important than having a job.
The thought that someone who is paid handsomely to represent the people would rejoice at such an event is just abhorrent.

Or is this why Labour destroy the economy each and every-time they are in power? They WANT it to happen to confirm their own bigotry?
Does this not really just sum up the left, confirm that in a battle between their rigid ideology and the lives of the ordinary working man, the ideology wins every time?

The man is a mendacious, treasonous, dangerous fool who has no place being in charge of the paperclips at the TUC let alone in a position of power.

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

147 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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motco said:
What I find disturbing is that this quiet spoken, polite and seemingly pleasant man is feted to be in charge of the finances of the country, and the populace (or should I say 'masses') are blissfully ignorant of the man's true beliefs.
He's bloody good at being two faced. Sure all politicians say different things to different audiences but he has mastered this art. When he's on shows like QT he comes across as a sensible chap. Yet put him amongst his comrades and it's a different story,

number 46

1,019 posts

272 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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Ever since the Useless Idiots raise to power, I have always been more worried by his nasty little envious side kick, he is the real danger. In some ways he reminds me of Himmler,a mediocre, unimpressive nobody that no one pays much attention to until he gains power. The most alarming aspect to all of these far left wing aholes is their blind faith in the ideology and their convection to the 'ends justify the means' Millions of innocent people in the USSR suffered at the hands of these awful, nasty, envious vengeful little turds.

PositronicRay

28,683 posts

207 months

Wednesday 11th March 2020
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Just seen him on the telly, when did he morph into Rigsby?

Gerradi

1,961 posts

144 months

Wednesday 11th March 2020
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PositronicRay said:
Just seen him on the telly, when did he morph into Rigsby?
Seems like a Labour giveaway budget...So , how are w going to pay for it Ruth...

Seventy

5,500 posts

162 months

Wednesday 11th March 2020
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Ahh memories.
Sidicks, what happened to you?

gazza285

10,929 posts

232 months

Wednesday 11th March 2020
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PositronicRay said:
Just seen him on the telly, when did he morph into Rigsby?
Heard him on the wireless, spouting lots of "We won the augument" bks.

A Winner Is You

25,844 posts

251 months

Thursday 12th March 2020
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Spare a thought for poor old John. He's spent his career as the puppet master trying to make his worker's paradise a reality, thought he was so close, only for his dream to come crashing down in December. Now he and his comrades will spend the rest of their career in back bench obscurity (or if RLB wins, front bench obscurity).

340600

594 posts

167 months

Thursday 12th March 2020
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Pan Pan Pan

10,725 posts

135 months

Thursday 12th March 2020
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Since in Mcdonnels fantasy world people are all equal, will he cut his parliamentary salary down to the same level as most of the rest of us, or will all us plebs have our salaries raised to the same level as his? Rhetorical question by the way smile

jshell

11,980 posts

229 months

Thursday 12th March 2020
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Pan Pan Pan said:
Since in Mcdonnels fantasy world people are all equal, will he cut his parliamentary salary down to the same level as most of the rest of us, or will all us plebs have our salaries raised to the same level as his? Rhetorical question by the way smile
I know, I know, rhetorical, but: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Pan Pan Pan

10,725 posts

135 months

Thursday 12th March 2020
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jshell said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
Since in Mcdonnels fantasy world people are all equal, will he cut his parliamentary salary down to the same level as most of the rest of us, or will all us plebs have our salaries raised to the same level as his? Rhetorical question by the way smile
I know, I know, rhetorical, but: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Indeed, I wonder how for example, brain surgeons, or airline / military pilots who have undergone years of difficult training to develop their undoubted skills, not to mention the colossal responsibilities their job carries, will feel about the person who decides they don't particularly like working getting exactly the same remuneration? But of course we are all equal aren't we?

jshell

11,980 posts

229 months

Thursday 12th March 2020
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Pan Pan Pan said:
jshell said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
Since in Mcdonnels fantasy world people are all equal, will he cut his parliamentary salary down to the same level as most of the rest of us, or will all us plebs have our salaries raised to the same level as his? Rhetorical question by the way smile
I know, I know, rhetorical, but: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Indeed, I wonder how for example, brain surgeons, or airline / military pilots who have undergone years of difficult training to develop their undoubted skills, not to mention the colossal responsibilities their job carries, will feel about the person who decides they don't particularly like working getting exactly the same remuneration? But of course we are all equal aren't we?
They tend to be killed, don't they?