Poor Jeremy Corbyn.
Try as he might, he just can’t help ending up sitting side by side with racists, conspiracy theorists and far Right nutjobs.
Here’s the latest, from a couple of months ago. He’s being interviewed by the Citizens Electoral Council of Australia.
Who are they?
Here’s the relevant extract from Wikipedia:
The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia (CEC) is a minor nationalist[1] political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement, led by American political activist and conspiracy theorist[2] Lyndon LaRouche. It reported having 549 members in 2007.[3] They have been described as “far right”,[4] “fascist” and “lunar right,”[5] as well as “ideologues on the economic Left.”[6]
That describes Jeremy Corbyn and his constituency pretty well.
This is priceless:
The Anti-Defamation Commission of the Australian branch of B’nai B’rith (an international Jewish organization) has published a Briefing Paper with details of the CEC’s alleged antisemitic, anti-gay, anti-Aboriginal and racist underpinnings. The document cites CEC publications and quotes former CEC members.[7] The CEC in turn has published a response to the ADC’s accusations and described the ADC “as a front for Queen Elizabeth’s Privy Council, the ruling body of the British Commonwealth.”
As revelation after revelation pours out about their man, I’m still waiting for a single Jeremy Corbyn supporter to say:
“Oh fuck – I’ve really called this wrong!”
Nobody yet has. I wonder how long it will take.
