coprolite Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I'd say that's wildly inaccurate. Obviously "not actually a communist" isn't an option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theyellowbox Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 What is good in our society is that there is a very wide range of a political spectrum. What is not so good is that the power lies hugely disproportionately to the right of the mean. There is many historical reasons for it, but what it does create is a society where until recently there was a feeling that the elites rule. What maybe has changed in the last 5 years is that a greater portion of the population have shifted to the right via Brexit etc, but also because of societal changes. There was a study last year (will find the link if I can) which looked at voting changes in Northern England and tried to look beyond brexit and one of the factors for voting Conservative was the increase in home ownership and desire for increase in house value, which meant people voted more in a capitalist way than generations before. Not sure how much that will continue beyond the current political cycle, but I suppose ot does in a way point to a shifting of the motivations of classes. Arguably the traditional working class has been replaced by a more materialistic group and there is now a new class of people who are left behind relying on food banks etc. Because of all of this, we have become a more imbalanced and unfair society, bit people have lost sight that those in power still hold the rest in contempt and until those in power let their masks slip on this (partygate) and/or people can no longer afford the materialistic things, then it will remain so. People reactions to what Boris and Co got up to were a small wakeup to how little they think of the plebs. It's like the Roman times whereby the ruling class provided free wine and entertainment to the masses as a way to keep them happy while they live a lavish life inaccessible to the general population. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I was not expecting this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Here's a better quiz for socialists.https://www.gotoquiz.com/what_kind_of_socialist_are_you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Did the compass as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I think I might try spending 2022 as a Staunch Gammon Tory. Just to try it out, like taking a car for a test drive. Can't do any harm - there are no elections this year. I can just go about rubbing shoulders with the others. Might be fun to try it out for a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Cawdor Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I see I'm keeping good company: Marx, Lenin, Mao, Uncle Joe ... and Susan Michie. Fortunately, this is a civil and inclusive area of the site and, anyway, it turns out we're all comrades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, scottsdad said: I think I might try spending 2022 as a Staunch Gammon Tory. Just to try it out, like taking a car for a test drive. Can't do any harm - there are no elections this year. I can just go about rubbing shoulders with the others. Might be fun to try it out for a while. Report back; tell us what they say when the proles aren't around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc1958 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 03/01/2022 at 16:36, Thorongil said: Reading with interest. Scott Steiner appears to have been banned? Why was that, does anyone know? Scott is a gentleman who likes a we wind up don't take his seriously hes a good guy i can back that up Can we get Scott back on . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, Buc1958 said: Scott is a gentleman who likes a we wind up don't take his seriously hes a good guy i can back that up Can we get Scott back on . Welcome back, Scott... Will I be the first to go on your Ignore list? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, Buc1958 said: Scott is a gentleman who likes a we wind up don't take his seriously hes a good guy i can back that up Can we get Scott back on . Hello Buc!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Welcome back, Scott... Will I be the first to go on your Ignore list? Nope, Buc is someone else whom I happen to know offline. He is an Aberdeen fan and a gentleman. Edited January 6, 2022 by Thorongil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Thorongil said: Nope, Buc is someone else whom in happen to know offline. He is an Aberdeen fan and a gentleman. That's unusual. You seem to know a lot of dubious characters offline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, ICTJohnboy said: That's unusual. You seem to know a lot of dubious characters offline. It might seem that way to you, as one bereft of character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 "If I keep making new accounts, they can't block them all". Au contraire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Thorongil said: It might seem that way to you, as one bereft of character. Please see Div's post at the top of the Politics Section Forum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Please see Div's post at the top of the Politics Section Forum. Pandora's Box is bursting at the seams, apparently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Please see Div's post at the top of the Politics Section Forum. Well said Div. let’s you and I be friends. But just friends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, BFTD said: Pandora's Box is bursting at the seams, apparently. I always try to keep in mind the last thing left in that box. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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