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ALB – Don’t you think that we should be more careful using terms like ‘Marxism’ and Marxist’? They imply ideologies that some how differ or are associated with socialism – which is why Marx himself flatly denied that he was a ‘Marxist’. I think the term Marxian is more appropriate since it emphasizes that it represents a type of analysis rather than an ideology, which ironically, was its whole raison d’etra.
DJP – Dunno about being placid angels but it would be a mightily embarrassing sight to see socialists sharing the tribalism that Chelmsford describes. But that has nothing to do with the subject at hand and the astonishing assertion that competition always implies violence as stated by a participant here.
Chelmsford – The title of this thread is ‘WILL SPORT & COMPETITIVE GAMES EXIST IN SOCIALISM?’ How many socialists were within your observed group of parents at the touchline?
‘Do not’? I can do and say as I wish you pompous individual. My contention is that competition should be confined to sports. And competition is not based on violence. Competition is infantile and harmless fun if those engaged in it are politically mature individuals.
Almamater – why do you equate competition with violence? I love to pit my skills against others in various board games etc. I haven’t sustained any cuts or bruises in 60 years of enjoying competitive pastimes.
I’ve always thought that sport is the only relevant place for infantile competition – and we all like to be kids once and a while.
Almanmater – fortunately you don’t get to decide what is discussed on this forum. We don’t all share your obsession with left wing politics.
Lizzie – then stop being a troll.So the working class are not allowed any interest in philosophy or science or aesthetics? – Almamater and Lizzie are just examples of old school anti-intellectualism.
Trying to reform the system is like cutting off heads of the hydra where more appear after every decapitation. This is what leads to political cynicism and despair among many on the left.
TM – ‘celibacy ensured ecclesiastical power’
What’s the evidence for this – I’m told that even Pope’s had many illegitimate children.
TM – It’s usual to purge the radical elements within the ranks supporting the bourgeoisie in their struggle once the revolution is secured – happened in the French and Russian revolutions as well.
Strewth! TM and Chelmsford have really got it in for the working class. In an attempt to counter all this doom and gloom I can say that during the pandemic my medical conditions made it impossible to do many normal everyday things and I was pleased and surprised how many complete strangers offered me their help. And let’s not forget all those in the medical profession who risked their lives everyday to get us through the worst of it. So let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater – my generation survived the ‘Cuban Crisis’ and the many other dangerous cold war emergencies so we are somewhat used to this end of the world hysteria. Comrades, isn’t it incumbent on us to be a little more optimistic?
