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Going back to Page 2 of this thread:
– Bijou Drains
“Socialism wouldn’t entail common ownership of my vinyl collection.”
You’re confusing private property with personal property. It’s the old right‑wing argument: “socialists think everyone should own your toothbrush.”
Personal property refers to items you use yourself. Private property refers to resources that are used to generate wealth and should serve society as a whole — meaning they shouldn’t be owned by any one individual.
For example, my garden is my personal property. But if I owned 28,000 acres of farmland, that would be considered private property.
Does the World Cup (the trophy – not the tournament) count as private property or personal property?
According to the Cambridge Dictionary:
“A sport is an activity involving physical exertion, skill, and defined rules, where individuals or teams compete against one another for entertainment, recreation, or to improve physical fitness.”
In my view, sport would continue to exist in a world of common ownership, but only for the purposes of recreation and physical fitness—not entertainment. For sport to function as entertainment, athletes must compete for a trophy, which is ultimately a form of wealth. That requirement isn’t compatible with a society based on free access.
IMO, populism means: a politician or party that is far away from the centre ground, therefore, politicians/parities of both the far-right & far-left are populist.
When describing socialism to reformists, a common response is: ‘That might happen in the distant future, but now we should focus on reforming capitalism’.
There are two points I have to make about that:
1. We cannot solve the problems caused by capitalism without getting rid of it.
2. If reformists believe a socialist society will exist a hundred years in the future because we will have the technology to make it possible by then, I have good news for them: We have the technology to make it possible now.
ALB – “if you want reforms you might as well vote for a party that has a chance of getting elected and so in a position to implement some.”
The state will only implement reforms that benefit the working class (to a certain extent) if it can afford to do so (if the economy is booming, which it isn’t).
Also, I wonder how many people voted for us because they thought we were SPEW.
I’ll Remember – Madonna
For those who don’t remember the film this song was featured in, it was ‘With Honors’
Love Potion Number 9 – the Searchers
Fun fact: This song was written by the same men who wrote Hound Dog & Jailhouse Rock.
” Unfortunately there is quite a proportion of social and private blocks which are not normally accessible.”
Social blocks?
Firstly, I totally agree with Paula. It’s a great way of seeing how many supporters we have (my local branch of the Green Party did it when I was a member). It would be nice if the posters (& the T-shirts) have a positive message on them, e.g. Produce Directly For Use; One World One People, etc.
Secondly, ‘UK Garage’ – is that: the genre of music; a mechanic’s workshop; or a little bungalow* for cars?
*I was going to write ‘house’ but realised houses have at least 2 floors.
