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Primrose65 Sun 13-Aug-17 19:28:10

Gosh Baggs - I've just realised there's a whole 'Corbyn and Trump are similar' world out there.
"Corbyn, 68, and Trump, 70, are both anti-establishment insurgents who have been married three times. They both like dictators and dislike Nato. They both have embarrassing pasts which should disqualify them from high office. When they were elected to lead their parties, Trump and Corbyn were both dismissed as jokes. Their emergence was seen as a sign that their parties had gone mad — but it turned out the electorate was just as mad, and the laughing stopped. Both men then got lucky: they stood against seemingly invincible women who took victory for granted and turned voters against them with their arrogance."

maryeliza54 Sun 13-Aug-17 19:23:00

I wasn't saying his faith had changed but that if he did say he prayed re the BS tribute, he might not say he prayed re V today because he's said he thinks faith is a private matter. I suppose a religious person would pray both both sides though wouldn't they in some situations?

Primrose65 Sun 13-Aug-17 19:19:17

He's certainly associated with Christian political groups.

Anniebach Sun 13-Aug-17 19:14:22

Yes, things and people change , faith, political party , even names

maryeliza54 Sun 13-Aug-17 19:04:17

When was the tribute meeting annie? Bobbie Sands died over 36 years ago so who knows what's changed? However, I think more recently he has said that faith is a private matter so we wouldn't know whether he was praying or not about Venezuela I suppose.

Anniebach Sun 13-Aug-17 18:51:37

Don't know if Corbyn prays, he said he did but that doesn't mean it was true . He was at an IRA tribute meeting for Bobbie Sands, when asked why a tribute to an IRA member said - I prayed for both sides , !

maryeliza54 Sun 13-Aug-17 18:36:18

Well, well, well.

KatyK Sun 13-Aug-17 18:29:02

Yes he did use that word. We watched it on the news. It made my DH look up from his paper!

Ana Sun 13-Aug-17 17:57:33

I wodered about that too, maryeliza!

maryeliza54 Sun 13-Aug-17 17:55:03

Did DT really use the word 'egregious'? Was it tweeted or spoken?

maryeliza54 Sun 13-Aug-17 17:53:27

Does Corbyn pray?

Anniebach Sun 13-Aug-17 12:42:37

Suppose he will do a Corbyn and start praying with one side but claim his prayers are for both sides

Baggs Sun 13-Aug-17 12:22:47

Check out the similarities:

twitter.com/renoir_jones/status/896633899413098496