[News] Poster boy Tory attacked in Sompting

[PascalGroß Tips]

But physically assaulting people?

I was at the receiving end myself of some quite intimidating behaviour from the far left in Blair’s time, when I stood as a Labour Party Councillor many years ago but not once did I feel physically threatened. I did however resign from the local party in the end against the leadership’s wishes because I felt caught in the friction between Old and New Labour so understand how these things work.

An ex-Ukip Councillor in my Constituency has been arrested for intimidating behaviour several times over the past few years and thrown off the Council as a result but he’s a shlte anyway - UKIP was his platform for being a shlte..

If the guy was a Labour Party voter, his behaviour certainly wouldn’t be condoned by the local Labour Party at any level. Some people are aggressive and violent, or just fcuked up - seems like political or moral outrage is just a vehicle for some people to exercise their warped psyches.

Absolutely, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, that is what Tom has rightly done. I guess the only way we'll know for sure is if the motive and identity of the attacker is disclosed. It could well be one of the GTTO brigade - there are plenty of those on 'X' that are extremely unpleasant and tend to have a red rose in their profile info - but not necessarily a member of any political party. I didn't feel able to vote Labour the last couple of elections because of Corbyn and because of the toxic state of Labour locally. I now feel I can vote for Labour. My comments were just my thoughts/opinion. And I wouldn't die in a ditch over that opinion...

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

It is the BBC reporting, but nowhere do they detail what the motive was or comment on the politics of the attacker. could be a rabid leftie, could be a nutcase Reform supporter, Just Stop Oil? An angry environmentalist?

Yep more assumptions. Do that type frequent Sompting then? I just hope the volunteer is okay, I guess it must have been shocking for them.

 

[Billy the Fish]

What evidence is there to suggest it was anyone on the left? Have I missed some of the reporting here (not been following it tbh) I have been an active member of the Labour Party for decades even when it was ‘Old Labour’ post Michael Foot under Neil Kinnock and I am assured that the idea of using physical violence to attack Tory Councillors would be an anathema to everyone in the Labour Party I’ve ever come across. I never heard of any Party member/ or Labour activist doing anything like physically assault people for their political beliefs - in fact it was the sort of behaviour we’d come to associate with BNP supporters and the NF.

To be fair, the wrong'un element of the left have recently been putting more effort into vandalising Labour MP's offices so I can see why you would be confused about the target. Maybe they now branching out into violence against ALL people they disagree with, rather than just their own side who aren't "left" enough.

labour mp office vandalised - Google Search

 

[jcdenton08]

And that’s all fine. But if the OP was trying to get some political capital out of it then there’s a bit of him that isn’t condemning the attack, but rather using it as a vote influencing tool.

I don’t know the OP and suspect I don’t agree with his political views, I’m just angry at seeing a dickhead (the perpetrator) do this because regardless of mine or anyone’s views, I love democracy and our right to free speech.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

And that’s all fine. But if the OP was trying to get some political capital out of it then there’s a bit of him that isn’t condemning the attack, but rather using it as a vote influencing tool.

In my constituency at the moment there is stuff going on between Tory and Lib-Dem about who is “local” and who is lying most about it. It’s quite pathetic, as it doesn’t stop either of them being good candidates.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Agree with everything you said except one point - I think after tomorrow night the Tories will “realise” like Labour did after Miliband and Corbyn and have a root and branch shake up. I don’t think the Conservatives as a party are going anywhere, but in eight years they’ll have rebranded. As of now they’re toxic and ALL of the top guys and girls have to go.

Difficult to know isn't it?

Normally parties implode into partisan infighting after going into opposition, not several years before.

We'll have to see if they've gone through their "let's get more extreme and ridiculous" phase while in government and will be prompted out of it by a massive defeat, or if they still have to go through that after actually losing. It took them a good few years last time they went into opposition.

 

[worthingweird]

The prisons are full

Why ? ask youself that...

 

[worthingweird]

Its not the done thing to admit to supporting the Tories.

You condone it then...

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

Agree with everything you said except one point - I think after tomorrow night the Tories will “realise” like Labour did after Miliband and Corbyn and have a root and branch shake up. I don’t think the Conservatives as a party are going anywhere, but in eight years they’ll have rebranded. As of now they’re toxic and ALL of the top guys and girls have to go.

I agree with that. I have this view that politicians should really just be boring people that want to do the best job possible with the cards they are dealt with. I'm not interested in personalities - like BJ (there are plenty of others). Personalities seem to be in it just for themselves, their own egos. And when you get a number of egos competing, things get toxic. That's not good for the country as a whole... as has been proved recently.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Why ? ask youself that...

It’s answered in a very good book by the former Tory Prisons’ Minister. Have a read

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

A rather flippant, jokey thread title for a story you claim to be so disgusted by.

Okay, Poster Person attacked in Sompting. It's still a person that has sustained a head injury for putting a poster up, that can't be right....................can it?
Why the pop fella?

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Yep more assumptions. Do that type frequent Sompting then? I just hope the volunteer is okay, I guess it must have been shocking for them.

What do you mean “more assumptions”? I thought I was perfectly clearly putting across the idea that we don’t know - or at least I don’t know - what the motive for the attack was. I do not jump to conclusions about things like this.

 

[jcdenton08]

Difficult to know isn't it?

Normally parties implode into partisan infighting after going into opposition, not several years before.

We'll have to see if they've gone through their "let's get more extreme and ridiculous" phase while in government and will be prompted out of it by a massive defeat, or if they still have to go through that after actually losing. It took them a good few years last time they went into opposition.

I’m not AGAINST them vanishing into the abyss

It’s two issues really, 1) who would replace them, and at the moment it’s Reform which terrifies me and 2) it certainly isn’t going to be a brand new party of moderates taking the vote. It’s going to be the opposite

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I'm giving my view... as are others... what are you waffling about?

So the perpetrator was someone who would sing “oh Jeremy Corbyn”? Your insight is fascinating.

The Irish Garda still haven’t closed their file on Shergar, perhaps you can clear that one up as well.

 

[jcdenton08]

So the perpetrator was someone who would sing “oh Jeremy Corbyn”? Your insight is fascinating.

The Irish Garda still haven’t closed their file on Shergar, perhaps you can clear that one up as well.

I still blame Uncle Tony for the Shergar situation; I mean, how do you think he got rich, and owns horses…

Suspicious.

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

So the perpetrator was someone who would sing “oh Jeremy Corbyn”? Your insight is fascinating.

The Irish Garda still haven’t closed their file on Shergar, perhaps you can clear that one up as well.

Oh do give it a rest. Try reading some of my other posts on this to see where I'm coming from on. It was just a comment... an opinion... nothing more. That's what people do in life.

 

[Bodian]

Is the OP the poster previously known as Hove born and bred?

Can't possibly be - he left the site and had took action to have all his posts deleted. Surely he wouldn't then return to the same site??!

 

[Baldseagull]

I

Why ? ask youself that...

Several reasons, including prison closures, and mandatory minimum sentences being increased, by Politicians wanting to look tough on crime.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Can't possibly be - he left the site and had took action to have all his posts deleted. Surely he wouldn't then return to the same site??!

Well, he has, to promote his “comedy”.

Not with this user though. My guess is someone bigger.

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

What do you mean “more assumptions”? I thought I was perfectly clearly putting across the idea that we don’t know - or at least I don’t know - what the motive for the attack was. I do not jump to conclusions about things like this.

You were suggesting it could be a rabid leftie and so on. Well let's just agree it was wrong whatever the motive was.