Mad Paul Mason

[nogojones]

He's now, after breaching the winter palace by himself in 1917, reached the early 30s and the bog standard why didn't the SPD and the KPD team up. With the lib-dems in the role of the SPD. That's the SPD who had a million men in a paramilitary group, who had massacred communists in prussia etc. I do hope they're just jumping on the wagon above and it's not true.

Oh come on now. The SPD may have shot a few commies, but really the Lib Dems are much more annoying

 

[brogdale]

I didn't get beyond the first 2 tweets of this (characteristically) long thread...





Left of...

 

[Smokeandsteam]

He has been teeing this up for weeks by backing Lewis (a candidate he knew was a no hoper) whilst noting (constructing) Starmer's 'left wing' politics.

The two questions I now have are 1) why and how does Mason retain his profile as a 'left commentator' and 2) why is Mason getting a pass from other plastic lefts for endorsing Starmer?

 

[ska invita]

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Why is Mason getting a pass from other plastic lefts for endorsing Starmer?

Pretty much every response to that thread is negative

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Pretty much every response to that thread is negative

I wasn't thinking about Twitter - I was thinking about those who give him a platform etc

 

[ska invita]

I wasn't thinking about Twitter - I was thinking about those who give him a platform etc

The New Statesman and The Guardian?

 

[LDC]

Novara media especially, he was a staple for a bit, although less so now it seems.

 

[chilango]

Novara media especially, he was a staple for a bit, although less so now it seems.

Bastani seems to be less than enthusiastic about Mason's trajectory without (yet) being openly critical.

 

[rekil]

Bastani seems to be less than enthusiastic about Mason's trajectory without (yet) being openly critical.

I think it goes without saying that puffed up waistcoat of fuckallery Bastani is no position to criticise anyone's trajectory. They did have some sort of tedious spat a while back.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

The New Statesman and The Guardian?

If you think that those two publications (which you’d expect to support Mason’s open promotion of third way neo-liberalism) are the only outlets hiring, using and facilitating the construction of the narrative then you’d be badly wide of the mark. Look at his Twitter - an article there, a speaking engagement there, a meeting report etc etc

 

[ska invita]

If you think that those two publications (which you’d expect to support Mason’s open promotion of third way neo-liberalism)

That was my joke
Boom tish

 

[ska invita]

But yeah that's where I see him getting paid to write

 

[Smokeandsteam]

That was my joke
Boom tish

oh

 

[Proper Tidy]

I didn't get beyond the first 2 tweets of this (characteristically) long thread...

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Left of...

Lol

 

[Fedayn]

And now he's moved onto attacking RLB with some Anti-Catholic dog whistle tweeting.

[COLOR=rgba(20, 23, 26, 1)]I've just signed this open letter to the Labour leadership candidates. I don't want Labour's policy on reproductive rights dictated by the Vatican, thanks.[/COLOR]​

Defend and extend reproductive rights

All candidates for leader have now pledged their full support for the pledges in the letter. We're extending the ask to all candidates for deputy leader. Dear Candidate, We’re writing to ask you if elected you’ll commit to defending and extending the reproductive rights of women across the UK...

defendandextend.wordpress.com

 

[andysays]

And now he's moved onto attacking RLB with some Anti-Catholic dog whistle tweeting.

[COLOR=rgba(20, 23, 26, 1)]I've just signed this open letter to the Labour leadership candidates. I don't want Labour's policy on reproductive rights dictated by the Vatican, thanks.[/COLOR]

Defend and extend reproductive rights

All candidates for leader have now pledged their full support for the pledges in the letter. We're extending the ask to all candidates for deputy leader. Dear Candidate, We’re writing to ask you if elected you’ll commit to defending and extending the reproductive rights of women across the UK...

defendandextend.wordpress.com

No Popery in the Labour party!!!

 

[SpackleFrog]

And now he's moved onto attacking RLB with some Anti-Catholic dog whistle tweeting.

[COLOR=rgba(20, 23, 26, 1)]I've just signed this open letter to the Labour leadership candidates. I don't want Labour's policy on reproductive rights dictated by the Vatican, thanks.[/COLOR]

Defend and extend reproductive rights

All candidates for leader have now pledged their full support for the pledges in the letter. We're extending the ask to all candidates for deputy leader. Dear Candidate, We’re writing to ask you if elected you’ll commit to defending and extending the reproductive rights of women across the UK...

defendandextend.wordpress.com

Actually fucking disgusting. Cunt.

 

[Fedayn]

Actually fucking disgusting. Cunt.

Stella Creasy has joined in the nameless attack too. Conveniently forgetting that RLB supported her amendment to extend the right to choose to NI. This is becoming a direct sectarian smear attack on RLB and by extension the Left.

 

[two sheds]

and of course anti-semitism, after she apologized to Jewish people over Labour's failure to tackle antisemitism.

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/labour-s-rebecca-long-bailey-accused-of-staggering-hypocrisy-in-antisemitism-row-1.495125

Ms Long Bailey repeated her suggestion that Labour "owed Jewish people an apology" over its failure to tackle antisemitism.

But two furious Labour MPs later contacted the JC, angry about the shadow business secretary's "staggering hypocrisy" on the issue, given she gave an interview with ITV News earlier on Tuesday in which she scored Mr Corbyn's leadership "10 out of 10".

 

[gawkrodger]

properly lost the plot

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Paul Mason Boyne?

 

[ska invita]

They think its all over...it is now. I think a period of "quiet reflection" awaits.

I wonder how much of the collapse was down to proximity to power. Must play havoc with your ego and your judgement. Sad to see.

 

[Proper Tidy]

The descent has been evident for a long time. I don't think enough was made of that play he had on telly. It was proper fucking west.

 

[ska invita]

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Wtf is that?

 

[Proper Tidy]

Wtf is that?

If you don't know it's best you don't find out. I stumbled across it, thought this was a weird thing to see on in a decent slot on a terrestrial channel, what followed was surreal and disturbing

 

[Jeremiah18.17]

I feel the same about the Mason-Bastani spat as I do about the Morgan-Sugar spat - what a shower.

 

[steeplejack]

It seems mad Paul has a book coming out on Feb 6th. What an absolute surprise.

The "Left" (apparently including the Liberal Democrats) lost because they were divided

Racism and misogyny being used by the elites to "buy consent" from "the mob". permission granted by the elites to express "racist, ultranationalist, misogynist views".

Hannah Arendt name-checked.

The Isthmian League Varoufakis plays on...

 

[ska invita]

It seems mad Paul has a book coming out on Feb 6th. What an absolute surprise.

The "Left" (apparently including the Liberal Democrats) lost because they were divided

Racism and misogyny being used by the elites to "buy consent" from "the mob". permission granted by the elites to express "racist, ultranationalist, misogynist views".

Hannah Arendt name-checked.

The Isthmian League Varoufakis plays on...

That book has been out in hardback since last spring 2019 btw. But no doubt he will have another book along very soon. So much to say....

 

[steeplejack]

Yeah, this is the all-new paperback version with key new theoretical frameworks...

 

[brogdale]

As posted in the Lab leadership thread...today's pearl...