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Old 15th Mar 2023, 13:47
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Finningley Boy
 
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
Oh stop this nonsensical combination of whataboutery and references to long dead socialists from 50 or 90 years ago! You are slinging this around in defence of these clowns in power and it is a disgrace. Diane Abbot? Oh for goodness sake! And "that shower on the opposition benches" are constantly demanding that the Govt stop the current wave of reductions in the size of the British Army and retirements of RAF aircraft without replacement. Angela Rayner among them. You are flogging a dead horse, stop it.
Shall I just sling whataboutery about regarding the tories? That shower on the opposition benches are about as disingenuous as it gets, do you recall pr00ne a good few years ago, I posted on a long ago thread about the recently announced massive increase in Russian military expansion. Your response, was your usual agitated dismissal saying they had a right to defend themselves, "nothing to see here" I only quote the last four words in the interest of accuracy. But the point stands, you were at the time defending the defence budget of the Cameron Government which everyone else was questioning, in fact, you've consistently defended defence cuts, by the tories, until now. Further, why do you respond to the mention of Diane Abbot, a sitting MP and one time leadership contender for the Labour Party, by saying "Oh for goodness sake!"
The British left have a history, going back to Kier Hardy of leaning toward disarmament, they have to be fair, had to battle between their own left and right factions between sensible defence and foreign policy, never with cuts though and utter recklessness, But I'll give them their due, they'll gain say anything the tories do, because they think the electorate are damn stupid. And before you retort, I am not defending the current shower in office following the farrago of cuts from them, but what do you think of the £11 Billion increase just announced?

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