How left wing is this forum?

[Saul Goodman]

speak for yerself

I'm speaking on behalf of those who are to embarrassed to admit it
I couldn't possibly be overpaid, even if I was paid.

 

[SpineyNorman]

I'm the only proper communist on here so not that left wing. Everyone else reads the guardian and votes green

 

[JimW]

I'm the only proper communist on here so not that left wing. Everyone else reads the guardian and votes green

Revisionist capitulationist

 

[Sodapop]

Do you belong to the Illuminati?

 

[JuanTwoThree]

This is more for the Penumbrati.

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Oh yeah you need to ignore the casual sexism

If you say so, luv.

 

[Santino]

If you say so, luv.

Great stuff.

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Great stuff.

I'm here all week, etc

 

[seventh bullet]

It's not what it used to be.

 

[Poi E]

Down with the Regent!

 

[Anju]

It's about this left wing, though mostly populated by people who are upset at the lack of pamphlets in today's politics.

 

[Poot]

You all lied to me when you said this was the Ann Widdecombe fan club.

 

[Tankus]

not as left as it used to be

 

[Yossarian]

There has been a very slow drift rightwards - somebody actually got a hard time a day or two ago for talking about killing landlords.

"In a society as stable as our there is no lawful or moral excuse for murder of people..."

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

It's more the modern style of left wing that likes to drift into the centre, rather than the old style that hugs the left touchline and tries to skin the right back.

 

[Proper Tidy]

4/5

4/10

 

[Proper Tidy]

An anarchist with an Audi is still a fuckin’ anarchist

Wanarchist

 

[Supine]

There has been a very slow drift rightwards - somebody actually got a hard time a day or two ago for talking about killing landlords.

"In a society as stable as our there is no lawful or moral excuse for murder of people..."

I'm out well before killing begins if the country is becoming that lefty (or righty).

 

[Sunset Tree]

Tension between fairly orthodox socialist positions and the more left-liberal guardian reading types underpins a lot of the disagreements on here.

 

[Yossarian]

I'm out well before killing begins if the country is becoming that lefty (or righty).

Yeah, I'm more in favour of moderate penalties, ranging from simple expropriation to exile, but general hyperbole about killing landlords isn't usually challenged.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Tension between fairly orthodox socialist positions and the more left-liberal guardian reading types underpins a lot of the disagreements on here.

It's not unlike debates between Octobrists, Kadets, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks.

Plus ca change...

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

It's about as far left as you could expect from a load of middle-class, middle-aged, overpaid 'lefties'

Happy to hold my hand up for 2/3 of those.

Still waiting for the money part though

 

[Santino]

I'm out well before killing begins if the country is becoming that lefty (or righty).

140,000 deaths caused by austerity.

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

The great thing about killing people is you can always find a reason to feel like the good guy whilst doing it.

 

[8ball]

The great thing about killing people is you can always find a reason to feel like the good guy whilst doing it.

See? Squeamish hand-wringing wiberals everywhere!

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

 

[mauvais]

There has been a very slow drift rightwards - somebody actually got a hard time a day or two ago for talking about killing landlords.

"In a society as stable as our there is no lawful or moral excuse for murder of people..."

Nasal voice: "Well I did appreciate The Dead Kennedys for their exciting and politicised attitudes on songs like Kill The Poor, until they went a bit too far for my tastes with that number, Let's Lynch The Landlord, which I must say as someone adding a lot of value to tenants through my BTL portfolio I do find distasteful"

 

[seventh bullet]

Like I said on another thread, people should have the chance to redeem themselves in a labour camp rather than just being shot.

To paraphrase Mao with regard to landlords etc, trash can be useful, other than just something to be buried.

 

[planetgeli]

I'm out well before killing begins if the country is becoming that lefty (or righty).

And take your horseshoe with you.

 

[8ball]

140,000 deaths caused by austerity.

Ah, but that’s not “killing” is it?
That’s just letting nature take its course.