To think Corbyn despises Britain?

I don't know about "hates Britian" I imagine he doesn't think he hates it.

I think he has fallen prey to the left wing idea that anyone who is seen as being higher in a power hierarchy - and they are always simplistic power hierarchies - cannot be really good and is always the baddie. And that anyone lower in the power hierarchy is always good and never a baddie.

And it seems the higher ups can only atone for this through constant confession of wrongdoing.

In these models Britain and the west are always the oppressors, the fact that many other nations have violent, authoritarian, oppressive governments and even cultures sometimes simply doesn't compute.

I think he does too. He’s an odious horrible man.

There are many proven smear campaigns against Corbyn. That was one of them.

There's a really interesting programme on BBC Sounds called "Sideways", featuring a very impressive Ukranian pacifist and conscientious objector. There have always been pacifists in wartime, and they haven't shirked from dangerous work, either - in WW2, though they wouldn't fight, many were in the front lines in the Friends Ambulance Service.

Proven smear campaign against Corbyn.
https://revsoc21.uk/2020/01/20/jeremy-corbyn-and-the-ira-smears/Jeremy Corbyn and the IRA smears – rs21 – revolutionary socialism in the 21st century

I’ve seen you on other threads. And I’ve read your OP. That’s all you’re getting.

No. I think Corbyn isn't up to it (but who is right now?) but I definitely don't think he despises Britain. In fact, I think that like some on the right, though in a different way, he 'wants our country back' without having much practical idea of how to achieve it.

For real contempt for Britain, look nor further than right-wing columnists and influencers fulminating about how Britain is going to hell in a handbasket, and we are the laziest most entitled people in the world, and we need to be more like Trump's America.

Of course he doesn’t-don’t be silly.

I'm no Jeremy Corbyn fan girl, but I really don't understand what you are banging on about OP. He doesn't come across as hating Britain at all, just recognising that we had a part to play in some of these historical and current issues and we should not forget that.

I find it far more stomach turning when people get patriotic and proud of Britain oppressing people in history. I just find it odd that you would be proud of other people's suffering.

I do think this new party is a result of removing the whip from MPs who seem to actually want to defend the rights of their constituents. It baffles me, as to me, this is not a show of strength, just a desperate attempt to keep your MPs in line. I was angry when this happened to my MP - he is a good MP for his constituents - but that seems to be less important than doing as you are told. I've lost any respect for Labour because of this. It's weak.

or inviting ex ira prisoners to the HOP just weeks after the Brighton Bombing

that was utterly disgraceful I think people forget (regardless of how you feel about the ira and the thatcher led government of the time) this was an attack on our democracy

the man is an agitator

Not at all. He jumped on bandwagons that were on their way and has been very much on the wrong side on lots of things, most recently antisemitism.

Wrong thread, apologies.

Hmmm.. even with his support for the IRA whilst they were bombing us during the Troubles?

It is easy to be a pacifist when your country isn't at risk of invasion or extreme terrorism.

Why wouldn't you?

If Russia invade, say Poland and then Finland, would you be willing to step up and help defend these countries or would you be happy under another country's rule.

I’ve signed up too!
There is nothing wrong with being a pacifist. Jeremy Corbyn has always been on the right side of history.

Ask him. But it would be entirely pointless because that was then and this is now.

I'm not left wing. I'm not especially anything really. It's fine to dislike someone's politics. I dislike plenty myself. But base your dislike on something tangible rather than basing it on your own assumptions.

I agree. We all saw how Conservatives reacted to a crisis like the Covid 19 pandemic. They used the VIP lane to enrich themselves and their wealthy cronies by giving them million pound contracts for absolutely useless unusable PPE which cost lives and money. They should be in jail. Hopefully some of them will be once the outcomes and recommendations of the official Covid 19 enquiry are released.

Good one 👍

Well that's load of bollocks. I can't remember seeing loads of threads from Labour/Lib Dem/Green supporting posters threatening to leave the UK when the Conservatives were in power for 14 years.

Labour have been in power for 12 months and there is pretty much a weekly thread from right-wing high earners threatening to leaving the UK because they they resent the amount of tax they pay. They are particularly incensed about the changes to non-dom status and inheritance tax.

Why would anyone attack Britain anyway? What on earth would any other country gain from doing so?