Well you admit to reading it, so you should know.
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You clearly read it a lot more than me, so you should know better.
Paul Mason is going through a mid life crisis. Whilst staying in 5 star hotels in Athens during the financial crisis he rediscovered socialism.
My gut feeling is that if UKIP do make a breakthrough, it will be in the North and at Labourâs expense. I struggle to see them taking Tory seats, but if there is a Lib Dem resurgence then UKIP might take enough votes off the Tories in the south west and south east to help them win back some of the seats they lost last time.
I was glad to see Corbyn in a smart looking suit today. Iâm sure it offends the true believers that presentation matters, but it does and it costs nothing.
One could reasonably assume youâre going through a bit of a crisis yourself complaining about selfishness on one thread while advocating firmly for the politics of selfishness on numerous other threads.
Are you talking about my dislike of socialism and public spending? Yes, that is selfish.
Iâm talking about your political philosophy which youâve documented extensively over the last year, in which youâve regularly espoused values of selfishness, individualism and greed, and ridiculed notions that wealthier people should have societal responsibility to the most vulnerable, and yet are now complaining at the prospect of some of the most vulnerable people in the country having a say over their own bodies, calling it âselfishnessâ.
That to me definitely indicates somebody having a crisis of beliefs.
Or perhaps itâs consistent and you really do believe that only the less vulnerable should have the âfreedomâ you regularly talk about.
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You dislike public spending?
Socialism is rape, capitalism is consensual sex.
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Iâd be more inclined to use your other hobby horse this evening and turn it back around and say that unfettered capitalism is rape, socialism is responsible parenting.
Incorrect, corporatism aided by bad law making/public policy (i.e. government intervention) is rape. Capitalism in its purest form is beautiful.
OK, mate, time to go off and read your bedtime story. Enjoy re-reading Ayn Rand for the fifth time.
If I am looking for fairy tales, I might stick on a Jeremy Corbyn âpolicyâ briefing. Maybe the one about banning after work drinks.
That doesnât exist, mate, although keep believing your own fairy tale, by all means.
Sid, your arguments are usually persuasive if hyperbolic. The suggestion that new labour should get on with uniting the party is farcical. Corbyn is corbyn. His militant wing are as amenable to compromise as frank murphy, as you are well aware.
Iâm perfectly aware of which âwingâ of the Labour party has refused to compromise over the last year, thanks.
And as Iâve said, if that âwingâ of the party is half as smart as it thinks it is, theyâd be well advised to stop listening to dinosaurs like John McTernan, put their petulance and childishness behind them and start acting like real politicians.
Sid
Why are you so concerned about this . What difference will it make to you who leads Labour. My interests are selfish and Irish interest .
Youâve made a complete fool of yourself. Stop digging a bigger hole you imbecile.