jondwhite
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Yep, I've seen the advert and thought it hypocritical and cynical. Somehow though, I can see profit making enterprises sinking lower still.
Good question.First, even the supposed 'middle class' often live saddled with debt and only a few paychecks away from poverty.Second, the class distinction for socialists is between the ruling class and the rest. Only a small handful of society actually rule. No doubt sections of the rest can be bought off without relinquishing any control to them and this is what the 'middle class' is.Whether you find yourself in a relatively 'rich country' or 'poor country' is luck.
Probably a lesson for our speakers in how to best communicate our message in the space of 5 minutes.
ALB wrote:As you say, another nutter. and like all racists (or is it racialists?) he gets his facts wrong. Japan does have migrants from other countries, especially Korea. But I suppose he could come back and say that the old Apartheid regime in South Africa used to classify Japanese as "Whites".Whilst classifying the wealthy Japanese as 'honorary whites', apartheid South Africa also used to classify the poorer Chinese as non-white. This was also the case for Koreans and Taiwanese until trade pacts made them think twice.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_whites
I'm not sure the fact that the mainstream media is not the Socialist Standard or had the object of the SPGB is a reason to dismiss it as undifferentiated.There is certainly an element of 'manufacturing consent' though.
Emily Thornberry MP and the Labour party are the big long-term insult to the working-class. As far as I have read, White Van Dan doesn't claim to represent working-class politics except insofar as The Sun pay him to put his name to the 'Danifesto' and a publicity stunt. Nomoreso than an oaf in a pub. In fact he looked a little embarassed afterwards.The Labour Party does claim to represent working-class politics but their politics is holding the working-class in contempt. Whilst some Labour party members even personally hold the working-class in contempt too. Emily Thornberry MP daren't openly challenge nationalism and instead resigned. Cowardly and craven politician.
Darren redstar wrote:Anyone who thinks that there is a qualitative difference between Fox News and the guardian, or RT or Al Jazeera etc. is fooling themselves, all journalism under capitalism is propaganda for capitalism; either reformed and cuddly, or brutal and naked.Does that include the Socialist Standard? If not, why not?
The design committee did consider inclusion of the website address but not sure it is the design committee you are talking about.I agree that what might be appropriate for the fascia, is not necessarily appropriate for a website header.
gnome wrote:jondwhite wrote:steve colborn wrote:Welcome to the struggle!a minor point but I'm pretty sure he was already in the struggle whilst a non-member
Depends which struggle we're talking about.
The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. This is the struggle I'm talking about.
