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public support for airstrikes
I hope we're all thinking that public support is not a valid reason for bombing somewhere.
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I am against the airstrikes as I said but we do live in a democracy. If it comes down to a vote Cameron will win, because on this one he is in touch with public opinion. I don't like it and I don't agree with it, but for some balance, there are lots of valid reasons to want to bomb Islamic State. Just like you I think it will just make things worse and kill lots of innocent people.
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He doesn't. Wishful thinking. All the polls suggest he's totally out of touch with the public on airstrikes in Syria too, although I absolutely agree with him on that point. YouGov have found public support for airstrikes consistent throughout 2015 - before and after the Paris attacks - so it seems the public have settled on this opinion. Anecdotal but the World Tonight last night went to a Labour club in Harehills and most of the people they interviewed disagreed with him and wanted airstrikes. That should be his base, if he can't convince a Labour club in inner-city Leeds he's fucked.
I was optimistic at when Corbyn first became leader (although I didn't vote for him) but now I feel that the lunatics have taken over the asylum. I thought it might result in some much needed new blood in the party but we've just replaced one bunch of dinosaurs with another. I'm quite embarrassed to be a member with people like Livingstone being wheeled out to blame Blair for the London bombing and mock the mentally ill, my utterly useless MP Diane Abbott who thinks Mao did more good than harm and John McDonnell whose terrible joke/poor judgement kicked off that whole episode. It's about time all these people retired if you ask me.
It's all one big car crash and I'm seriously questioning whether I want to stay in the Labour Party right now :/