He's good on Zionism, but 📂 Archived Message Posted by Laurie on July 21, 2021, 3:44 pm, in reply to "C'mon Ian ... that's an insult to some : ) nm" TG has read a lot of books on Zionism. But don't forget that TG is a Trotskyite, part of the liberal/pseudo-left. He takes the Trotskyite/imperialist line on Syria: “It is a regime which has used barrel bombs and poison gas against civilians and which has killed the vast majority of the 250,000 people estimated to have died in the civil war......” “There is also no doubt that the Russian intervention and bombing on the side of Assad has made the situation far worse and further that their intense bombing, which has primarily targeted the civilian resistance against Assad has caused mass civilian casualties. The Russian bombing has been targeted at civilian structures – schools, clinics and homes – and as such they have been guilty of war crimes. It is, in this context, a pity that Stop the War Coalition hasn’t been more outspoken in condemning the Russian attacks. Propping up Assad is not an answer to the present conflict.” He also takes the Trotskyite/imperialist line on China. He believes that people should be in the Labour Party, that it can be turned to the 'left.' IMO wrong. I use the same bulletin board as TG. I know. Message Thread: A Reply to Momentum's Pathetically Inadequate Statement Today on Starmer's Proposals to Extend the W - Keith-264 July 20, 2021, 10:21 am Momentum's anodyne Statement referred to by TG above. - johnlilburne July 20, 2021, 11:46 am Tony Greenstein is a national treasure (nm) - Ian M July 20, 2021, 10:58 pm C'mon Ian ... that's an insult to some : ) nm - Tomski July 21, 2021, 1:15 pm He's good on Zionism, but - Laurie July 21, 2021, 3:44 pm Re: He's good on Zionism, but - Tomski July 21, 2021, 5:39 pm Re: He's good on Zionism, but - Ian M July 21, 2021, 6:44 pm He's good on Zionism, but - Laurie July 21, 2021, 10:29 pm What board?....nm - Keith-264 July 21, 2021, 8:42 pm What board?....nm - Laurie July 21, 2021, 10:32 pm « Index   Searching