Piers Corbyn Arrested

BlueBelle, your reply to Kandinsky illustrates perfectly what she said. So she is ignorant and not worthy of a reply. Well that was poorly timed and rude. We have free speech in this country and we are free to state our opinion. I didn’t know you were the arbiter of what we can write. I happen to agree with her and have lots of experience of the nastiness among the left. You should attend meetings with a few SWP members there and then you could find out. I would never accept being told I was ignorant by someone who has never met me and it speaks volumes about your own mote in your eye.

But honestly, who cares about Piers Corbyn? What does this silly man matter in the grand scale of things ?!? His brother is a non-entity now anyhow- but Piers is totally insignificant.

But honestly, who cares about Piers Corbyn?

Maybe the MP’s and their families and staff, his incitement is likely to affect!

Kali2

But honestly, who cares about Piers Corbyn? What does this silly man matter in the grand scale of things ?!? His brother is a non-entity now anyhow- but Piers is totally insignificant.

I think we should, Kali

He's a bit more dangerous than just daft as a brush.

He and his followers were blocking entrances to hospitals, stopping staff going to and fro etc when patients inside were dying of Covid and staff were coming off gruelling shifts.

He is a fervent anti-lockdown campaigner and 'anti-vaxxer' who has described the Covid vaccine as a 'satanic death shot'.

He accused hospital staff of fabricating the existence of Covid-19.

Everyone is entitled to their views but surely not to express them in a way which endangers others, threatens NHS staff and incites violence against Parliamentarians.

I agree Calistemon (what on earth happened on this thread?!)

I couldn't agree more, Calistemon, but is it really necessary for people to keep dragging Jeremy into it every time Piers' name is mentioned?

It's not like we don't know who he is, Jeremy has nothing to do with the actions of his brother, and the comments don't indicate originality of thought or incisive political acumen from the posters.

Piers Corbyn is obviously a dangerous and deluded individual, and we are all agreed on that, and he should be subject to the laws of the country exactly the same as anyone else. His brother is not responsible for him, and I find it rather disagreeable that some on here have used this law breaking as an excuse to make rather irrelevant and spiteful political comments such as 'all lefties are violent'. It really doesn't help the discussion at all, especially when everyone is agreed on their opinion of Piers C.

My goodness, Anniel, your defence of Kandinsky's gross generalisation is intriguing. What were you doing at SWP meetings?

I doubt very much if any of the left of centre posters on GNet are fully paid up members of the SWP, which is an extreme left grouping, so why try to tar us all with the same brush?

tickingbird

^But honestly, who cares about Piers Corbyn?^

Maybe the MP’s and their families and staff, his incitement is likely to affect!

Yes of course- but he is one of many in a group- and somehow nobody is talking about the others. I have 2 brothers, both very different, and one a bit of a rogue (and more) and there is NO way I will take any responsibility for his actions.

The only reason he is specifically mentionned, is because he is the brother of someone else.

No, Kali I think he's the leader of the group with thousands of followers on FB.

He's not just an eccentric old man, nor is he a bit of a rogue, he is dangerous.

The only reason he is specifically mentionned, is because he is the brother of someone else.

Much in the way Boris gets mentioned when his father or one of his siblings gets up to something.

The pity is he's a very clever man, a meteorologist with some interesting theories.
What a waste!

tickingbird

^The only reason he is specifically mentionned, is because he is the brother of someone else.^

Much in the way Boris gets mentioned when his father or one of his siblings gets up to something.

What have the Johnson siblings been up to?

I don't remember much, apart from Joe (?) resigning ages ago and Rachel and Stanley being in the jungle. Oh, and Stanley bending Covid rules a while ago. I don't follow their activities as I'm not really interested, but if they've done something worthy of mention on here, I might be.

Moot point Doodledog. You know as well as I do that if a member of that family did anything slightly off colour, the fact they were related to Boris would definitely be brought into it.

MaizieD ,
I did smile reading your post. The meetings we met were of our branch shop stewards! I would never have attended their meetings. They were scandalised by having me as a steward but then when our group decided we would not do certain work as it was not our responsibility the management ordered me to do it,so I refused and I was suspended and told to pack up and leave my desk. So that caused a strike of housing workers which earned me much respect even with SWP! The strike lasted 6 months during a glorious hot summer. We were all paid by the Union. I worried that while most of us could get by it was harder for those with large financial commitments. I was happy when it ended and I was reinstated. It did not change me politically and as one of of the SWP Reps worked on my team I managed to stay on good terms with her but I thought 50 % of her work time that was given to union duties was excessive and meant part of her workload fell to me! So there you are, I was a Conservative shop steward in one of the largest left wing Councils in London. That same woman raised a protest when the Director gave me permission to work beyond 65 because I enjoyed helping tenants ( some of whom I never forget) and was an effective officer. So I was so disgusted by her action that I resigned. She rang me soon after and apologised as the team were upset that I left. So I started to enjoy my freedom and we remained on good terms. It is a long story but I am a Conservative from the working class and in Liverpool and later in Australia my parents occupied Council houses. They voted Labour all their lives!

He is an extremist.
It isn't a prerogative of left or right, but he is certainly a danger.