In the face of the suffering of the Afghan people, especially women and minorities, a Labour MP supports further empowering the Taliban via “reparations.”
Is it even possible that Burgon thinks that “reparations” will make it to the Afghan people? One never knows the full scope of irrationality and madness among far-Leftists. We do know, however, that Burgon blames America for the Afghan crisis, completely disregarding the presence of Islam and the influence of 1400 years of jihad, which is the continued mission of the Taliban.
Burgon stated: “The crisis in Afghanistan is the result of 20 years of disastrous military intervention. Just as in Iraq & Libya, backing US-led invasions led to a huge loss of life.”
The Taliban, like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, are a crisis unto themselves, murdering wantonly everywhere they go to take over territory. Their ultimate goal is global dominion, regardless of what Burgon might think. For the Taliban, imposing Sharia and its accompanying brutality is central and always was.
Burgon, like many arrogant Westerners, thinks that if he and others like him do what they perceive to be the “right thing,” that this will end the jihad and the humanitarian crisis that ensues everywhere jihadists go. This type of thinking is risible and highly dangerous, and yet has influenced much of Western appeasement policy when it comes to the jihad.
The UK Labour party also supports Hamas, and blames Israeli “occupation” for the jihad wars against Israel.
“Labour MP Backs Calls for British ‘Reparations’ to Taliban Controlled Afghanistan”, by Kurt Zindulka, Breitbart, August 18, 2021:
Far-left Labour MP Richard Burgon has backed calls for the UK to pay war reparations to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, echoing demands from socialist front group the Stop the War Coalition.
On Tuesday, the Labour MP for East Leeds, Richard Burgon, said there “is no military solution in Afghanistan”, adding that “the focus now should be on reparations and supporting refugees.”
“The crisis in Afghanistan is the result of 20 years of disastrous military intervention. Just as in Iraq & Libya, backing US-led invasions led to a huge loss of life,” the Secretary of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs continued.
The call for reparations from Burgon comes just days after the Socialist Workers Party front group Stop the War Coalition, which Burgon supports, called on the UK to offer a generous “refugee programme and reparations to rebuild Afghanistan”.
The far-left group went on to say that reparations would “go a great deal further in advancing the rights of the Afghan people, women in particular, then continued military or economic intervention in the fate of the [sic] Afghanistan.”
Burgon, like the Stop the War Coalition, failed to elaborate as to whom reparations would be paid in Afghanistan, which is now largely controlled by the radical Islamist Taliban faction after the Afghan military buckled and the former president of the country fled abroad.
Burgon previously served in the Shadow Cabinet of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who also called this week for the British government to increase “humanitarian support” into Afghanistan….
The current leader of the opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has not yet backed any calls for reparations. However, he has pressed on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to accept more refugees from the war-torn and terror-breeding ground nation.
Starmer said: “We have obligations to Afghanistan, we made promises to Afghanistan, and we cannot just walk away and let this turn into a humanitarian crisis, and probably a refugee crisis as well.
“Because there is a real risk now that international terrorism will take hold again in Afghanistan, so we can’t walk away….
mike says
the lack of brains is strong in this one
john smith says
Mike, he only has one brain cell, and that doesn’t function properly..
bill says
In light of all the money UK has spent in Afghanistan, keeping the peace (which has now ended)
on education, infrastructure which the T’ban are now getting for free, I think it is more appropriate for them to recompense us. Likewise the other participants in the coalition force and especially USA, which has given most , as well as in blood. Of course we cannot expect anything sensible to come from the left, who are as demented as the Islamists
Rob R (Brit stuck in Britainistan) says
Wikipedia tells me he’s a 41 year old unmarried man who is a “fan of heavy metal music”.
Believe me guys the Labour party seems to be home to a lot of people these days, who should be working in a comic book shop, not in Parliament… (not that the so-called “conservatives” are much better). It’s been like that for the last few years now.
I guess people as lame as him will say anything for attention
Check Burry says
He is obviously unaware of just how much talibums war chest total is.
They will be well able to meet the costs of rebuilding, whether they do actually do that is doubtful looking at the cost of bullets, RPG, shells etc. Their day job of killing will come first.
I trust that the people allegedly in charge will vote against this if its ever brought to Parliament.
Wellington says
Dumb as a fence post (maybe dumber).
Elizabeth Lawson says
Richard Burgon is, in my view, symbolic of the idiocy and incompetence so prevalent in cushy well paid government jobs presently. Indeed, such lunacy and callousness may be a prerequisite for their employment. There is neither a modicum of humanity or shame in his recommendation. How would HE deal with one of the Taliban’s monstrous half human crazies showing up at his door demanding his teenage daughter for a wife? Worse, if this fool’s son fought for ( unlikely) and/or defended the Afghan government, how would HE feel as he watched his son being taken away to be tortured? Surely it is time for all parties of ALL Western governments to rid themselves of such flotsam and jetson?
Raja says
This guy is wonderfool ! In the early 20 century some scandinavian country I don’t remember which, (probably Sweden) culled lots of people who were considered to be mentally challenged.
This guy might be one of the escapees !!!!!!!!!
Phil Copson says
If the Taliban control the country, then those most in need of refuge won’t be able to leave – the act of trying to leave the country will be taken as an admission of guilt.
The apparent assumption by some Western politicians / media, that Afghans can simply show up at Kabul airport, a border crossing etc, and politely explain to the Taliban that they want to leave because they’ve been working for the coalition and have papers and a US visa to prove it, is off the scale in it’s suicidal insanity: You can’t leave without papers, but if you produce them – you’ll be shot: Welcome to “Catch-22” – Biden-style.
The bulk of the tens of thousands of migrants whom our establishment are falling over themselves to welcome in, will those whom the Taliban wish to send – representatives, not refugees – but for the Left, that just makes it all the more exciting: Who wants boring old refugees when you can have a real live terrorist to play with ?
Who can doubt that right now, Joe Biden will be checking the mail for his pay-off cheque from the CCP / Kamala Harris is wondering whether a photo-op in Kabul would help her Presidential ambitions / while the “Squad” are already planning a victory parade through Minnesota ? AOC will have revised her repellent “Jan 6th insurrection” rape fantasies involving a man dressed as Viking, to one involving bearded barbarians with Kalashnikovs / Fauci will be eagerly looking for tips on how to keep the population in-doors and wearing face-covering in perpetuity / and over in London, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell are preparing themselves to die of sheer happiness at the prospect of giving a Taliban delegation a guided tour of Westminster, introducing Ghani Baradar, Sirajuddin Haqqani, and Haibattullah Akhundzana to his good friend Gerry Adams, showing them his signed photos of himself posing with Fidel Castro, the leaders of Black September, Hamas, Hizbollah etc, and his General Suleimani blow-up doll, before introducing them as honoured guests at an anti-Israel Intifada event in Hyde Park ?
The Biden admin will be sitting down any day with the Taliban, agreeing that it would be so much better for both parties to create a joint propaganda victory involving the release of the hostages just in time for the mid-terms, than risk having Donald Trump returned to office. The MSM will then trumpet this as “President Harris secures the release of the hostages caused by Donald Trump’s withdrawal plan.”
Giacomo Latta says
“reparations”
Better hurry! Potential recipients are disappearing fast! And yes, don’t bother knocking ’cause nobody’s home in the head of the author of the quotation.
OLD GUY says
Question where do we find these DUMB leaders?
Or are our colleges and Universities so infiltrated by foreign money that they are teaching and studying all the wrong things. Common sense seems to have been left out.
gravenimage says
UK: Labour MP calls for Britain to pay war reparations to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
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Utter madness. Are we supposed to pay them for thwarting their stoning women to death?