Alex Callinicos/SWP vs Laurie Penny/New Statesman Facebook handbags

[Fozzie Bear]

She's now apologising for retweeting the EDL because she didn't notice the source.

I find this curious, as she was able to detect traces of teh racisms in seemingly inoffensive tweets from our own Lovedetective and Spiney in a trice.

 

[weepiper]

Didn't notice it being from EnglishDefenceLeague @OfficialEDL and having the hashtag #EDL?

 

[butchersapron]

Deliberate calculated attempt to make people notice she is in Egypt.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

In Egypt and "on the move".

 

[butchersapron]

Not indenial (i got that in first!)

 

[Idris2002]

Not indenial (i got that in first!)

And with a rare outburst of humour, too.

 

[butchersapron]

A comic without honour

 

[Bakunin]

In Egypt and "on the move".

Sounds like one of my great-uncles.

Although the 'El Alamein Experience' wasn't the most enjoyable package tour he could have chosen.

 

[butchersapron]

Last 30 minutes timeline is hilarious: how dare some editor somewhere tell me that i'm not a massively courageous woman - one minute later, i can't talk i'm in the middle of a riot

 

[Bakunin]

She's now apologising for retweeting the EDL because she didn't notice the source.

I find this curious, as she was able to detect traces of teh racisms in seemingly inoffensive tweets from our own Lovedetective and Spiney in a trice.

Is that in the same way that Hari not noticing he was one of the greatest forgers since Orwell's Ministry of Truth?

 

[The39thStep]

Kate Adie reporting on the class struggle

 

[Idris2002]

A comic without honour

We're alternative comedians. That means we're not fucking funny.

 

[DaveCinzano]

We're alternative comedians. That means we're not fucking funny.

With great

 

[DaveCinzano]

timing.

 

[butchersapron]

Bet you had a few seconds sweat then...

 

[The39thStep]

Laurie Penny ‏@PennyRed
I'm kinda running through a protest right now. @thatsatanicpony @alexwintermute

 

[Random]

Umm... I'm kinda gonna

 

[butchersapron]

There must be some kinda way out of here

 

[DaveCinzano]

Like, yikes, Scoobs

 

[weepiper]

Running yet mysteriously able to compose and send tweets.

 

[cesare]

Catching her breath, breathlessly

 

[butchersapron]

Hari, oh hari we call on your great spirit to gird this young fighter

 

[butchersapron]

Catching her breath, breathlessly

Please catch your breath even if you can't catch your breath

 

[frogwoman]

Running yet mysteriously able to compose and send tweets.

to be fair i've sent texts while running.

 

[Random]

to be fair i've sent texts while running.

But anyone with their smartphone out while in a tense protest is kinda an idiot

 

[butchersapron]

But anyone with their smartphone out while in a tense protest is kinda an idiot

Or takes it.

 

[frogwoman]

But anyone with their smartphone out while in a tense protest is kinda an idiot

i don't have a smartphone.

 

[cesare]

Utterly fearless

 

[butchersapron]

i don't have a smartphone.

That's where you're going wrong. See. That's all it takes. You can get the internet on it and everything.

 

[The39thStep]

to be fair i've sent texts while running.

Very basic multi tasking in my book