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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Yes, RIP Tony Benn, a man who always spoke his mind. However, I have to smile cynically at some of the eulogies that are pouring in. If he had come on here and expounded his views on immigration (he was in favour and thought it was a good thing), law and order (he believed in rehabilitation, rather than retributive justice) and quite a few other subjects, he would have been castigated as a bleeding heart do-gooder!
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I may not have agreed with him, but he was passionate about what he thought was right.He didn't seem to rely on 'soundbite' politics...telling those who listened what
he thought they wanted to hear....If you didn't like what he said then it was your problem...and he would try to persuade you that his ideals were the right ones.