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Labour are the true victims in Gaza. Paul has sent round some hurt feelings clingfilm for Wesās windows.The Paul Mason parody account kills me every time
Labour are the true victims in Gaza. Paul has sent round some hurt feelings clingfilm for Wesās windows.The Paul Mason parody account kills me every time
I think we'd mentioned before that utter clowns like Anderson existed solely to be of use by being thrown under the bus at some point. He's not Westminster or Tory enough to be in the gang, a useful northern idiot. I bet they're all pissing their pants that he finally had a purpose.
In other news we actually had the Conservative Party candidate knock on our door this morning (why??).
From the look on his face I wasn't the first person that morning to hurriedly shut the door...
Did you have a garlic bulb necklace on and show him a crucifix?In other news we actually had the Conservative Party candidate knock on our door this morning (why??).
From the look on his face I wasn't the first person that morning to hurriedly shut the door...
It's a long standing syndrome. The left lacks all conviction, while the right is filled with passionate intensity.The sad fact is that when there is a "Rise of the far right" it is usually (see Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, etc.) it is usually the fault of the Left and Centre which have failed to deliver the goods, by indecision, incompetence and, above all, squabbling among themselves.
So it seems futile to react by insulting and ridiculing the right-wing politicians, rather than trying to understand what went wrong that created the situation in which they could rise to power.
In the economic sphere, the free-market, liberal (or neoliberal) ideology emerged from the rubble of social democracy, which had reached a point where it was simply no longer working. Why was it no longer working? Any ideas?
Muchas gracias, Don Quixote! You understand what I was saying, and asking. Why did social democracy gradually stop delivering the goods in the 1970s? On paper it would seem to be the ideal system. We should be asking ourselves if it can be made to work, if under that system European and American economies would be able to compete and flourish, rather than venting anger on "the Right."It's a long standing syndrome. The left lacks all conviction, while the right is filled with passionate intensity.
Muchas gracias, Don Quixote! You understand what I was saying, and asking. Why did social democracy gradually stop delivering the goods in the 1970s?
On paper it would seem to be the ideal system. We should be asking ourselves if it can be made to work,
if under that system European and American economies would be able to compete and flourish, rather than venting anger on "the Right."
Yes.And this is not just about the UK, it is the same story all over the place.
Is this sarcasm?It's a long standing syndrome. The left lacks all conviction, while the right is filled with passionate intensity.
No, It is the second coming.Is this sarcasm?
It's a long standing syndrome. The left lacks all conviction, while the right is filled with passionate intensity.
The sad fact is that when there is a "Rise of the far right" it is usually (see Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, etc.) it is usually the fault of the Left and Centre which have failed to deliver the goods, by indecision, incompetence and, above all, squabbling among themselves.
So it seems futile to react by insulting and ridiculing the right-wing politicians, rather than trying to understand what went wrong that created the situation in which they could rise to power.
In the economic sphere, the free-market, liberal (or neoliberal) ideology emerged from the rubble of social democracy, which had reached a point where it was simply no longer working. Why was it no longer working? Any ideas?
The economic problems of the late 1960s and early 1970s were survivable - not much different from the usual 'business cycle'. The really difficult problem was the oil crisis of 1973-4. Our economies are underpinned by energy prices. When these rise, the cost of everything rises and you get low growth and high inflation (like 2022-23). That's the mid 70s in a nutshell.Muchas gracias, Don Quixote! You understand what I was saying, and asking. Why did social democracy gradually stop delivering the goods in the 1970s?
It wasn't the failure of social democracy. It was an energy shock.The decision to boycott America and punish the west in response to support for Israel in the Yom Kippur war against Egypt led the price of crude to rise from $3 per barrel to $12 by 1974. (Guardian)