emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
To be fair I think he argues that while some uni lectures are now working class he is not one of them.
SWP expulsions and squabbles
- Thread starter Nigel Irritable
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Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Even when I was working a gig with no actual contract (and when I sometimes didn't get paid on time) I wasn't working class.
Nigel Irritable
Five, Ten, Fifteen Years
Not only do they still back Blower, they stood a candidate in the very recent national executive elections, in alliance with Blower and the "left" bureaucrats, specifically against MPD to get him off the executive. It didn't work, but it's a very clear indication of where the SWP are in the NUT - right up the bureacracy's back passage.
Nigel Irritable
Five, Ten, Fifteen Years
Because you had an independent income? Or because you like sun dried tomatoes?
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
That's pretty true though.
barney_pig
Po-cha-na-quar-hip
I thought Muslims were the new proletariat
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
What was your class position then?
tony.c
Well-Known Member
That was only during the Respect phase, I think.
lazythursday
Averagely-Known Member
Interesting that a couple of my friends who have never been involved in left wing politics are now Liking RS21 on Facebook. It appears that RS21 are winning the struggle through the mechanism of the sponsored post, which must be much more agreeable than the paper sale.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I was the Missing Class System Link - HE BAFFLES SCIENCE.
SpineyNorman
Inappropriate content removed
What's a sponsored post?
lazythursday
Averagely-Known Member
A post that they've paid for to reach lots of people. Effectively an ad. You can target them at certain demographics, eg age groups, towns, interests, etc. If my friends are anything to go by they've gone for middle aged men in northern towns with a strong interest in real ale, hard drugs and shouting pointlessly at the television.
rioted
redundant
Phew, the lack of television is my saviour.
bolshiebhoy
socialism leinster drink
you were wrong, the fight continues. Don't think I shout, generally quite talky.
The way I behaved? Don't be daft. There was no evidence in the public domain either way. In fact the honest answer on the basis of the public shot was my position. never, never think you have a moral high ground on me. I defended a position, was shown the stupidity of it by someone, not you, in the know. Was I right to say bad sex? No. But that's only cause someone who knew put me straight. You and I knew nothing.
bolshiebhoy
socialism leinster drink
Ignore all I just said, all a bit lame. Not in right frame of mind. See my edl thread post. Game over for my family.
barney_pig
Po-cha-na-quar-hip
How did they know the truth, and everyone else, including smiths victims, did not?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
As i hope was that bit. But if you want to do it, then who did know the truth?
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
This - literally- is the dark side of the internet.
I got ISN lol
barney_pig
Po-cha-na-quar-hip
I got to the second question and turned it off
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
I got CC, which was a but odd as I was trying to confuse it by waving all over the place with my answers.
articul8
Dishonest sociopath
you obviously bent the stick in best CC fashion
leyton96
NGO's selling privilege checking solutions
The guy who dreamed it up is an ex-Swoppie full timer who went with the ISN. He's one of these characters who is utterly toxic on the internet (he goes by the name Keith Watermellon on facebook and twitter). The laugh is when he was still in the SWP fold he was one of their notorious internet howler monkey brigade (think of people like Rabbit Worrier here or "The Undertaker" and "ll" on Socialist Unity) whose shit flinging appearances on any forum mildly critical of the SWP quickly reduced it to a smoking radioactive ruin. He likes to kid himself he's crossed some sort of Rubicon since he's left the SWP but the reality is he's exactly the same in his on-line interactions, he's just wearing a different hat and has broadened the number of enemies to lambaste.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
different bloke
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Is it?! I saw one appear on fb at the same time the other one disappeared, so put two and two together...
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
I'm not 100% sure who 'Keith Watermelon' is but I do know he was an SWP member just a few years back. He was/is part of the Through The Scary Door group blog.
how do peeps find Counterfire? they are ex swp also, but left before the rape crisis. i get the impression that all these ex swp groups are, for people who do not come from their tradition, still too 'swappie', ie they do things in the same way as the swp and think in the same way as the swp. i cayn't tell whether counterfire is a party or a website or what.
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