So Is Brendan Cox Right About His Comments As To The Threat On His Wife's Politics?

[DTCwordfan]

as per the BBC interview at 10pm....

Jo was very worried about the extremism in politicing in this country......singular populism viz driving communities to hate the opposition and that we have lost the tone of rationale debate in society....right or left, her hubbie's view being that she died because of this increasing polarisation.

[Khandro]

jim; I haven't said he was "uncaring or calculated", I merely comment on his sang-froi'd appearance and compared it to how others may react when several of her friends were not capable of getting through a prepared speech without breaking down.
BTW, He also came out with a very comprehensible eulogy within an hour or two of his wife's murder which was broadcast on all the media.
Merely observations.

[jim360]

Well, make of it what you will. Some people are just good at keeping their emotions in check when they (feel that they) have to.

[dunnitall]

I have to agree with Togo and Khandro. How could MR cox comment as such when we have no idea what drove the person to murder her. If it was through mental health issues I cannot see IMHO that it's to do with other matters. I think we should wait and see.

For fear of getting bashed on here, I am beginning to be concerned that this horrendous and tragic murder that they family have to cope with, is driving people into a sort of mass hysteria. It's as though the aftermath is going along the lines of making poor Jo Cox into a martyr. Why are other countries celebrating her life when they probably never heard of her before now?

[Togo]

It is called manipulation dunnitall, feed the emotion vampires.

[dave50]

Read this:
https://theholisticworks.com/2016/06/19/the-truth-about-the-late-jo-cox-mp-and-her-husband-brendan/

[Khandro]

That an astonishing article, I had never even heard of her before these events, thanks for posting it, Dave.

[jim360]

How we respond to Jo Cox's death is important. I don't think we should be falling over ourselves to praise her and her politics, but surely it's important to discuss the disagreements we do have in a far less confrontational manner? The man accused of murdering her gave his name as "Death to traitors", and such rhetoric for those you disagree with should be discarded as fast as possible. In that sense, it's sad to see the link above finish with a paragraph about bleeding heart do-gooders, and generally it engages in the sort of character assassination that we should be moving away from in the wake of her death. I can't comment on the factual accuracy of the article, although there is at least some level of supposition in it at the end, no? And, of course, it's hardly an unbiased source writing the thing all the way through anyway.

Absolutely Jo Cox's death shouldn't be used as a rallying cry to support the Remain vote (although I suspect it will have an effect); but the inverse position, as this article supports, is equally reprehensible.

[Togo]

To think, perhaps Jo cox was really the front for her husband Brendan. Did he deliberately put her in the dangerous position, because he was too cowardly to be there himself? dave50's link s an eye opener alright. As I said earlier strange forces at work.

[Khandro]

I think the proposal that Brendan Cox could be parachuted in to replace her as an MP, courtesy, that out of deference the other parties will not contest the seat requires some scrutiny.
Q. Would you take two small children whose mother had just been murdered in such a publicised manner to act as props at a rally before thousands in Trafalgar Square?

[naomi24]

//Q. Would you take two small children whose mother had just been murdered in such a publicised manner to act as props at a rally before thousands in Trafalgar Square? //

Did he do that? Really? Good grief!!

[douglas9401]

All this hysteria can trace it's roots to a tunnel in Paris.