[Peace-discuss] Fw: [socialistdiscussion] Re: Fw: Galloway wins Bradford

[David Johnson]

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From: Walter 
To: socialistdiscussion at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:13 AM
Subject: [socialistdiscussion] Re: Fw: Galloway wins Bradford


  
How anyone can describe Galloway as "reactionary" is beyond me. (Any evidence for this assertion?)
He is certainly an egoist, very patchy in his views and opportunistically cuddles up to religious muslims who are an important part of his political basis but he vehemently opposes recent wars and is famed for cutting anti-capitalist rhetoric and declarations for socialism.

Moreover his acceptance speech after being elected last night was an absolute model of how to appeal to Labour's grassroots from the left.
See for yourselves:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9175133/George-Galloway-wins-Bradford-West-by-election.html

and in this interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyvlCWDeHdw

Walter

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> The victory for George Galloway in the Bradford by election is a real suprise
> He's an anti woman, religious reactionary.But thats not what people have voted for.
> Labour ( and from what I'm told some elements of the trade unions) are v reactionary in Bradford. The politics of the large ( but not majority by any means) muslim community have been enmeshed with Labour.Clearly Galloway has made a big appeal there. Anti war issues are important  but so is unemployment and this foul government
> All that aside, a left alternative to Labour has been elected overwhelmingly,trouncing all the other parties
> the times they are a changing.... and lets remember our comrade Pat who was a socialist MP for Bradford back in the day. 
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