Comments by "Awesome Avenger" (@awesomeavenger2810) on "Why musicians love Jeremy Corbyn" video.

  1. It's because Corbynism is built on vacuous virtue signalling. And those in the entertainment business need to appear virtuous, in order to retain their credibility while making themselves lots of money. Virtue signalling costs nothing. It requires no understanding from them of the issue. It avoids the need for them to recognise reality, or to make difficult, unpopular decisions that may be necessary. And at the end of the day, you bear no responsibility for anything.
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  2. 'Big words'. Lol. And which words specifically are you impressed by? 'Credibility'? 'Understanding'? Or 'at'?
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  3. You mean the business that enables them to mass produce their music, while employing many more people than just the artist? That kind of business? And what have you got against money lending? How do you think most people are able to set up their own business in the first place, or even buy a house, without them? What about private pensions? Foreign investment? Or are those words too big for you? Mouthing off about something you know nothing about, and haven't thought more than 5 seconds on, isn't an act of kindness. Its an act of irresponsibility simply to appeal to a crowd of kids who know no better.
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  4. That's because if your goal in life is to dismantle the very system that makes a wealthy free society possible, and replace it with an unworkable authoritarian system of state control that brings poverty and misery to millions, and always has, then people are entitled to call into question whether you really do 'care'.
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  5. Short termism - That pretty much sums Corbynism up. And outside of western-style capitalist liberal democracies, the world isn't becoming a fairer place. There is a war being waged against genuine oppression just across the Med in Syria. Not first world 'someone-has-more-than-me' oppression. But real oppression, enforced by the use of chemical weapons. And Corbyn has nothing to say because he couldn't be less interested. His heroes are dictators like Castro, Chavez, and the Iranian Islamic revolution. Because they call themselves 'anti-imperialist', while they oppress millions.
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  6. Corbyn offers the avoidance of responsibility. He's a populist. Unable and unwilling to even recognise the complexities of the system he and his lucky supporters benefit from. And like all populists, if the answers don't fit on a protest banner, he's not interested. It's style over substance. He's like a child. Which is why he appeals to children.
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  7. Yes. And that's wrong too. But how is that an excuse to support a leader of the labour party who actively supported terrorism against the UK. Which is worse? Having a councillor who supported terrorism against the UK, or having a prime minister who supported the IRA? It's as stupid an argument as saying that just because one party has a member somewhere who committed murder, we should all be fine with voting for a prime minster who committed murder. Do you see?
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  8. Anthony Baiocchi Its always hilarious to hear Corbyn supporters comparing Corbyn to Mandela. How many times has Corbyn been arrested in Iran for demonstrating against the regime there?
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  9. Anthony Baiocchi So why bring up Mandela in his defence? Sounds like you were engaging in some historical revisionism, in the hopes you could paint Corbyn as a great man of peace. Well, ok. So like C.D Warnes said, how many 'loyalist' Irish terrorist members has Corbyn invited to parliament? How many times has Corbyn honoured dead UFF members? How many times did he protest against bringing them to justice for their crimes? How many of their leaders has he sat sniggering with? To negotiate peace, as you claim, he'd have to be trusted by both sides, yes? You can't present yourself as a neutral attempting to negotiate peace, if you only ever honour and support one side, can you? How many awards did Corbyn's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, receive from the UDA? And why did Corbyn lie when he said he hadn't met the IRA? Surely, he'd have to, if he was 'negotiating peace' with them?
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  10. Anthony Baiocchi So you think the answer is a socialist system that doesnt work, has never worked, and has brought poverty, misery, and war to millions is better? You are unable to engage any further than meaningless slogans. You're like a child. Which is why you fall for Corbyn's simplistic childish view of the world.
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  11. 'povety misery and perpetual war is a result of your beliefs: capitalism and empire' No it isn't. Take World War Two, for example: Soviet Russia armed and supplied Nazi Germany right up to the very moment the first German soldier stepped foot on soviet occupied East Poland. While the west was attempting to enforce the Versailles Treaty, the soviets were busy helping to train Germany's future tank divisions. The soviets believed, just as had happened in Russia itself, that communism would be spread with the aid of another world war. Afghanistan: Again, the soviet invasion so destabilised and wrecked the country, that Afghanistan is still yet to recover. Korea: Started by the communist North (and backed by the soviet Russians and communist Chinese) the Korean war cost nearly 3 million casualties. Vietnam: Who were the Americans fighting against? The VC. The Vietnamese Communists. After a war costing 1.4 million casualties, the US was finally out, and the communists set about imprisoning over 300,000 Vietnamese into soviet gulags. Those are just 4 examples. And they prove that war and imperialism has nothing to do with capitalism. In fact, Marxism is an expansionist, imperialist ideology. Most often spread by the use of creating instability and violence. And once those who advocate it gain power, the authoritarianism they enact is very often far worse than anything that went before - Soviet Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, Vietnam, Poland, Crimea, Communist China, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Latin America. All in the space of a couple hundred years. While I live in the capitalist west. And enjoy better health, wealth, more freedoms, privileges, and rights, than at any time in human history. So go scuttle off back under your rock.
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  12. sirgay meerkat There is a difference between negotiating with an enemy. And supporting the enemy. The tories, and (sane) labour, negotiated with the IRA. Corbyn supported it. And nobody needs to do anything to Venezuela. It's socialist dictatorship is quite capable of ruining the country without outside help. All socialist regimes are.
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  13. Corbyn clearly sided with the IRA. He demonstrated against bringing IRA terrorists to justice. And voted against the Anglo-Irish agreement that made peace in northern Ireland possible, because he felt it would harm the IRA's cause (his shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, was even given an award by a convicted IRA murderer in recognition of his support). Corbyn had no part in any peace negotiations. He supported the IRA just as he now supports Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian regime.
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  14. Lol. That's the real hardcore Corbyn supporter, right there. The idea that he is, or ever was, a pacifist is just lies. They know the real truth.
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  15. Anthony Baiocchi Are you going to claim the earth is flat next?
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  16. Corbyn has devoted much of his life to supporting sectarian terrorism. Now that his past catches up with him, his followers do a Trump and cry fake news.
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  17. Corbyn didn't pursue peace all his life. He supported terrorists. While they were committing terrorist acts against the UK. Thats not pursuing peace.
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  18. shamanahaboolist Supporting terrorists isn't making peace. It's supporting terrorism.
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  19. Yes he did. He even demonstrated against bringing IRA murderers to justice. What a nice man!
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  20. shamanahaboolist You don't have to believe me. You can just google 'corbyn arrested IRA trial' and you can read, from multiple sources, how Jeremy Corbyn was arrested for obstruction during his demonstration against the trials of IRA terrorists.
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  21. How many times has Corbyn demonstrated against bringing loyalist terrorists to justice?
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  22. Being a fan of Karl Marx it's not surprising Corbyn has a problem with the jews. Marx had a massive problem with jews.
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