Choose carefully. You have a 50/50 chance of being labelled a Blairite running dog if you get this wrong @SeemaChandwani 
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Als antwoord op @labourlewis @SeemaChandwani
"Blairite" & "Corbynite/Corbynista" are pejorative terms mobilised to negatively stereotype people with different views to one's own. Might it be helpful if
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Als antwoord op @docrussjackson @labourlewis en
Not sure what's bad about backing Corbyn. If you back Blair's policies that Blairism, followed by Blairites. Nothing pejorative about either. Good to know who stands for what.
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Als antwoord op @skiamakhos @labourlewis en
Nothing intrinsically bad about backing either Blair or Corbyn - or both. However, most of the time, in most contexts, the terms are used pejoratively, as insults, which results in animosity & polarisation, which, I respectfully suggest, are not helpful to
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Als antwoord op @docrussjackson @skiamakhos en
I'm 53. Being called corbynista, akin to an unthinking fan-girl is irritating. It's also a distraction from calling us socialists, which is harder to undermine. Words have effects; communist, marxist and Corbynista are not only derogatory, but also obfuscate labour policies
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Well said Caroline
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