Is it just me or is this forum overly socialist

[Chippy_Tea]

moderating is working fine lol, not many takers, I am surprised this thread has lasted this long.

As long as the topic is legal and the responses are respectful (or not too disrespectful) there will be no action taken by the mods, i have a feeling once the home brew flows later the key may be turned in the lock.

Edit to add - Already mentioned in post 36 & 40.

 

[The Baron]

It's quite an interesting subject really, I think we all know how closely related socialism is to communism, but then, communism always was a red herring...

 

[Gerryjo]

Curry night yesterday?

Was it @Clint that gave it to you...

 

[The Baron]

what was that song by the Kaiser Chiefs - Oh yes
I predict a Lockdown

 

[Gerryjo]

As long as the topic is legal and the responses are respectful (or not too disrespectful) there will be no action taken by the mods, i have a feeling once the home brew flows later the key may be turned in the lock.

Just move it to off the record...what's said off the record stays off the record..

 

[Chippy_Tea]

what was that song by the Kaiser Chiefs - Oh yes
I predict a Lockdown

Tories have already sorted that one.

 

[The Baron]

How many Socialists does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Just one, but when it inevitably fails, they will be sure to inform us it wasn't a real light bulb.

 

[Justin Dean]

There is a one big difference under one no private property allowed and under the other it is fine.

In my mind most political parties (particularly, though not exclusively, left wings parties who call themselves a broad church but in reality they are a disparate church apart from communists, they have a good idea of what they want, authoritarianism) spend a lot of time arguing amongst themselves about what they represent. The voter has no chance of understanding and therefore votes with what they have always thought (or read).

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Just move it to off the record...what's said off the record stays off the record..

I could but i would be hung, drawn and quartered for taking it out of the view of the non supporting members who have contributed. (don't want to go there again)

 

[The Baron]

Or: None. They just riot and protest that there ought to be a law against bulbs burning out.

 

[Justin Dean]

Lockdown as imperfect as it all is it is the only way that could have been expected given historical pandemic measures, that is what governments do look back to the past on things like this, Anyway it is not so much the government as the varied scientists arguing amongst themselves, I think politics has no part in pandemics...

 

[Druss]

There is a one big difference under one no private property allowed and under the other it is fine.

In my mind most political parties (particularly, though not exclusively, left wings parties who call themselves a broad church but in reality they are a disparate church apart from communists, they have a good idea of what they want, authoritarianism) spend a lot of time arguing amongst themselves about what they represent. The voter has no chance of understanding and therefore votes with what they have always thought (or read).

I'm all in favour of a dictatorship, everybody knows where they stand then, we all 'do as we're told or else', it's a very honest form of government really.

 

[Justin Dean]

OK then I nominate I am in charge, free beer for everyone.

 

[The Baron]

Q. How many Socialist Workers Party members does it take to change a light bulb.
A. Four. One to change the bulb, one to write about it for "the paper", one to sell you "the paper" and another to follow you home and ask why you weren't at the bulb changing, if you plan to make the next one and if you were still as committed.

 

[Druss]

OK then I nominate I am in charge, free beer for everyone.

You have my vote mein fuhrer!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Q. How many Socialist Workers Party members does it take to change a light bulb.
A. Four. One to change the bulb, one to write about it for "the paper", one to sell you "the paper" and another to follow you home and ask why you weren't at the bulb changing, if you plan to make the next one and if you were still as committed.

My nomination for post of the day right there.

 

[chopps]

If socialism is about the redistribution of wealth, then I suppose me redistributing most of my wealth to home brew suppliers every month qualifies me.

 

[Slid]

I would agree with the OP in that I do perceive the general political hue to be distinctly red on the forum.
Perhaps this due to two things:
Firstly, I see a gradual drift to left across all Western democracies during my lifetime. For instance, there are almost none which do not relentlessly spend far more than they can raise from taxes.
Secondly, I myself have become increasingly reactionary with age. I do recall that in school, around the third form, an English teacher pointing out that this was an historical truism, dating back as far as the written record. This is typically coupled with a feeling of despair at the lack of respect the young people seem to have...

My "objection" to socialism is not a theoretical one, in fact to most teenagers, it seems great. Did to me, anyway. No, the objection is an empirical observation. It always "fails" in the sense that when you have two adjacent and similar societies (to start with) that have socialist and non-socialist regimes in charge, a strange thing seems to happen. The socialists have to keep their citizens from migrating to the not socialist neighbour, usually by restricting border access on pain of injury or death. The reason being that the citizens not living under the socialist regime appear to enjoy a better life-style.

 

[Pablosaurus]

I do hope that baby shark wasn't caught in EU designated waters. We might have to stage a protest.

 

[jof]

Isn't it all about balance?
You need a little bit of Socialism to make life fairer for everyone.
But you also need to look after No. 1
And no extremes of either.

If I had to do one thing to make things a bit fairer, I would pass a law that says the Boss of a company can only earn 10* the salary of the lowest paid in his company including scams like bonuses & share options.

Other than that, I am probably moderate right wing.