floofloofMar 9

‘Stop appeasing Trump all the way to World War III,’ Starmer told

https://lemmy.ca/post/61520216

‘Stop appeasing Trump all the way to World War III,’ Starmer told - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/33694 [https://news.abolish.capital/post/33694] > Starmer attempts to make up with the warmongering US president as tens of thousands protest against the bombing of Iran over the weekend > > — > > From Morning Star [https://morningstaronline.co.uk/rss.xml] via This RSS Feed [https://morningstaronline.co.uk/rss.xml].

Show threadoce 🐆Mar 9
It’s hard to understand why UK would follow again after the debacle in Irak. I guess it’s some realpolitik bullshit? At least Spain learned it’s lesson. www.nytimes.com/…/spain-denies-us-air-base.html
Spain Denies U.S. Military Use of Its Bases for Iran Attack

The leftist government in Madrid said the war against Iran violated both international law and the agreement between Spain and the United States on the use of air bases.

The New York Times
Show threadWalleyeWarrior
Because the government believes in the war. That’s why they have made any criticism of Israel illegal. Starmer is literally just a return to Blairism which is why Labour is so unpopular now.
Mar 9 at 11:57amWeb
Show threadflabberjabberMar 9

It’s not even Blairism friend. It’s corporate light bullshit with a dash of authoritarianism thrown in. At least under Blair, services were well provided for. There was no NHS black-hole and social care wasn’t at breaking point. There was no laying authoritarian ground work for a incoming fascist frog by abandoning any pretense of personal freedom.

Whilst Blair never really challenged the status quo in any meaningful way, be that reform of either house, evolution to PR or tackling the wealthy’s grip on society, he didn’t actively seek to worsen it either. For many, his government levelled the playing field economically; and his funding of services benefitted generations of Britons.

Starmer’s government is a thinly veiled imitation. One that wraps quasi-austerity in a spending bow whilst making one authoritarian move after another. Lurching from age verification to increased powers to stop legitimate protest.

They are not the same. We’d be better off with a lettuce.

Show thread20dogsMar 9
One of the most economically interventionist governments in decades. Hardly Blairism.