And who said student politics was stupid?
Some people laugh at SWP students. Can’t imagine why.
March 28, 2007 at 9:54 am (NUS, Respect, SWP, students, voltairespriest)
Some people laugh at SWP students. Can’t imagine why.
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johng said,
March 28, 2007 at 10:06 am
What an excellent promo. Whats wrong with it? Incidently in terms of the failed attempt to start a debate about ‘why the left is obsessed with the middle east’ here is an old document which one Ygael Gluckstein had a hand in which suggests that the obsession goes some way back:
http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/win/vol05a/no07a/zionism.htm
voltaires_priest said,
March 28, 2007 at 10:32 am
Bless - as you’ll be well aware the (slight) stultification of that debate had more to do with our having changed blog servers at the same time as it was posted, than anything else.
And if you can’t see what’s funny about a video that accuses bureaucrats of turning to “the Dark Side” quite literally, and which barely stops short of accusing the National Union of Students of being Bush and Blair’s accomplices in the invasion of Iraq, then you’ve been drinking even more kool-aid than I thought.
BTW don’t you have some research to write or something? I’m flattered by the attention, and you’re obviously more than welcome to spend your entire day here boosting our stats. But I’m just concerned for your welfare…
johng said,
March 28, 2007 at 11:24 am
Ah the old HP reference to job and research. And I thought it was a marvelous and witty sendup of the bankrupt right wing of Labour Students and the NUS Executive. Where’s your sense of humour. I would also suggest that the link I posted would provide some empirical food for thought .
Igor Belanov said,
March 28, 2007 at 12:10 pm
I thought the NUS, as an association of students at British Universities, would have better things to do than try and broker a settlement in the Middle East. I recall the NUS elections while I was a student, where the leading SWP slogan was ‘Free Palestine’. Somehow I don’t think this was in the remit of a Student Union President. I get a bit tired of the left obsessing about the Middle East rather than trying to achieve things on a more practical level.
John Angliss said,
March 28, 2007 at 3:08 pm
On the contrary: any NUS President who doesn’t bring about the liberation of Palestine has failed.
Loving the SOAS banner though.
Tim said,
March 28, 2007 at 3:10 pm
The campaig n for cheap beer obviously depends on victory for the SWPs allies in Hamas.
johng said,
March 28, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Yes lets keep politics out of politics. If student unions don’t exist to campaign around political issue why have them?
Tim said,
March 28, 2007 at 5:37 pm
by the way john,quoting links to Palestinian Socialists ,whilst campaigning with a group which want an Islamic state in the whole of Palestine, should strike you as incongruous.
It doesn’t.
twp77 said,
March 28, 2007 at 5:47 pm
I dunno - I don’t really mind it. Yeah it’s cheesy but given some of the dirty tactics used by the NUS leadership to try to interpret our Student Union constitution to ban political clubs I think it is important to fight for political student organisations on campus. I voted for an SWPer at our uni to go to the NUS conference and I hope he does bring up the issue of the war and politics in the universities. That’s what I sent him there to do!
voltaires_priest said,
March 28, 2007 at 11:18 pm
And I thought it was a marvelous and witty sendup of the bankrupt right wing of Labour Students and the NUS Executive.
Yes. It had me rolling on the floor in fits of laughter. Albeit not because it was witty.
http://www.modernityblog.blogspot.com/ said,
March 29, 2007 at 2:56 am
this comment may come back to haunt me but, and this is a BIG but:
I thought it was surprisingly competent propaganda, ( was it Beethoven, couldn’t place the music? ) for Respect/SWPers, who are mostly still trying to get the hang of texting and who seem to be stuck politically around 1938 not the 21st centurn, but still I will give credit for thetechnical competence of the video, even if some of the content was questionable
PS: volty, if you drop me an email I have something that you might like.
http://www.modernityblog.blogspot.com/ said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:04 am
on the subject of videos I think this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJC5DLujvu0
is very good, if understated
mellelieu said,
March 29, 2007 at 5:17 pm
A load of public school wankers who haven’t got a clue about workers’ lives.
His 9th btw.
Johnny Rook said,
March 29, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Don’t know about you, but I find a bunch of apolitical apathetic careerists handing out bubblegum and whistles to get people to vote for them is more funny.
voltaires_priest said,
March 29, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Has its funny factor too, that’s for sure - any links to funny NOLS videos will obviously be welcome.
Jules said,
March 29, 2007 at 10:45 pm
“on the subject of videos I think this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJC5DLujvu0
is very good, if understated”
If you like third rate Zionoid shite that is.
Will said,
March 30, 2007 at 12:01 am
Ooooo he used the Z word!
Damn. And I thought he had an argument brewing in his large bump of a head.
Will said,
March 30, 2007 at 12:16 am
More Z propaganda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhWgZu6tcZU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egentheoryrubbish%2Ecom%2F
more Z propaganda
http://www.gentheoryrubbish.com/archives/001051.html
More Z propaganda
http://drinksoakedtrotsforwar.blogspot.com/2007/03/handel-on-samson.html
More Z propaganda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbmL2b6IIdc
More Z propaganda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBvIXX4FrVY
More Z propaganda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODtWoJqvrlE
more Z propaganda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whk4_W1aHHU
You thick ignorant piece of shit.
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March 30, 2007 at 6:41 am
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el Tom said,
March 30, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Oi! Where’s my hat-tip you gits!?
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voltaires_priest said,
March 30, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Didn’t get it from you, ya cheeky fucker
Coming to McD’s rally tomor… well I mean later today?