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I'm afraid @WillMelling's got you there. You could argue that random "idiots speaking their branes" is different to targeted abuse from members of your own party with a specific agenda. The trouble is you can't prove that anyone on Twitter isn't simply an idiot, and you can't prove they represent the views of any organisation (momentum, Labour etc).
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I really don't think he does. I don't have to prove they represent the views of any organisation - Corbyn supporters = people who support Corbyn. Corbyn supporters calling Smith a c**t = idiots speaking their branes.
None of these things are mutually exclusive. What I was saying above is don't put too much store into people's brain farts on Twitter. Believe it or not I'm not that concerned by the less palatable (I never said it was all) Corbyn supporters tweet.
Fox
The responses to any tweet by pretty much any high profile politician are like this, however anodyne their content. It's not really worthy of comment or any particular attention (i.e. do not feed the trolls).
Twitter is full of idiots speaking their branes.