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Ea of Dune · 03-04-2008, 01:09 PM

I'm not surprised that Matt O'Connor was into CND etc. in his activist days. I think these groups aim to hoover up students and they tend to then all move amongst similar circles.
It's surprising the number of people who where part of groups like the International Socialists, SWP etc. who have now come over to the right of politics, Garry Bushell and Hitchins in the Daily Mail being two examples I can think of.
It's easy to see how people can be absorbed into the zeal of the left, then realise it's a sham and lots of lies are peddled.

Ea of dune

03-04-2008, 01:09 PM	#24 (permalink)
Ea of Dune Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hell Posts: 1,010	The Left I'm not surprised that Matt O'Connor was into CND etc. in his activist days. I think these groups aim to hoover up students and they tend to then all move amongst similar circles. It's surprising the number of people who where part of groups like the International Socialists, SWP etc. who have now come over to the right of politics, Garry Bushell and Hitchins in the Daily Mail being two examples I can think of. It's easy to see how people can be absorbed into the zeal of the left, then realise it's a sham and lots of lies are peddled. Ea of dune