• steeznson@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Lammy seems to get singled out for criticism by both sides of politics. I suppose some of it is fair since he is the shadow foreign secretary.

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      7 months ago

      He’s an unprincipled bootlicker.

  • mannycalavera
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    7 months ago

    Any context for what Lammy said? Not that don’t believe David Lammy would say dumb shit like this for votes, he totally would, I just don’t trust the one sided journalism of skwawkbox.

  • Baggins@beehaw.org
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    7 months ago

    I don’t doubt that he’s sincere, but just because he’s Nelson Mandela’s grandson doesn’t make him that different from other people. I mean Winnie Mandela turned out to be a lovely person didn’t she?

    Or is it the association with ‘that’ name grants him the special status? Would people be agreeing with him or taking notice if he said the opposite?

    • RobotToaster@mander.xyzOP
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      7 months ago

      He could be wrong, but he has a better chance of knowing what his grandfather would have thought about something than a random lawyer.