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What the world’s been waiting for: the 20 most viewed articles on the Socialist Standard Past and Present blog in 2021:
https://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-word-from-your-sponsor.html
Ross Bradshaw sent me that link two weeks ago. My bad that I did not pass it on.
I think Andrew Whitehead cribbed that comment about Jack Fitzgerald from the SPGB wiki page. You wouldn’t get that idea of Fitzgerald simply from reading old bound volumes of the Standard.
The current number one read on the Socialist Standard Past and Present blog:
Just read this article this morning in a not so old Socialist Standard.
The Labour Party shagging the flag is like flared trousers: it comes back into fashion every 10 or 12 years:
“So you are for the Loony Left?
That is what they’re all about: erasing and silencing.”
Yeah, you got me bang to rights.
I live in the States and I had to look up the Cervantes statue story. It was not a big news story over here. So, some ignorant numpties defaced a statue not knowing who he was . . . or maybe they did, and they defaced it out of frustration ‘cos – like me – they couldn’t finish Don Quixote.
It’s not on a par with these muppets from 2000 but it is facepalm funnier, I guess:
Paediatrician attacks ‘ignorant’ vandals
PS – for the hard of hearing – I’m not in favour of ‘cancel culture’ but neither am I in favour of right-wing culture war talking points either. In many cases I think there are wankers on both sides who are birds of a feather.
Talking of cancel culture, can we cancel this thread?
If I’d wanted to watch an episode of ‘Grumpy Old Men’ with my morning tea, I would have ordered the box set of DVDs from Amazon.
You know what? As someone who grew up poor, on reflection, I didn’t mind having to wear a school uniform to school. The peer – that pun is dedicated to the late, great SPGBer Eddie Grant – pressure of having to have the right gear or the latest trainers would have been insufferable.
I’m sure I’m in a minority on the forum with that point of view.
“jings. what’s wrong with you? gout playing up again? kiss your good lady, your fine bairns and calm the fuck down.”
“no wonder you’re tetchy.”
“oh yeah, did post up that pic. no comments. got a “like”. ”
I take it these were in reply to me. You can guess what you like about the motivations for my replies. You’re wrong but that’s par for the course.
Bollocks
Don’t pretend you would have tried that ‘joke’ at one of your group’s meetings or on one of your group’s forums.
This might interest some people. It’s from Crimethinc:
The Kronstadt Uprising: A View from within the Revolt
I’ve only glanced at it, tbh, but this caught my eye:
“By today’s standards, Martov comes across as something akin to a democratic confederalist, calling for the abolition of the police and standing bureaucracies but seeing direct democracy as a way to rehabilitate the state.”
They can’t even bring themselves to acknowledge that Martov was criticising the Bolsheviks from a Classical Marxian position.
Wankers.
Thomas,
Have you ever seen the 2006 film Idiocracy? You might like it. I kind of hated it at the time because I thought it was guilty of being a wee bit too pleased with itself. Maybe I’ll have to watch it again and see if I have a different take in 2021.
I’m not 100% sure what you mean about dumbing down. My head’s full of useless trivia which would be great for gameshows, but I’m one of the thickest people I know.
