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Paul Kegan
Is this Eric Lerner, to whom you refer?
Who the f*ck are Socialist Appeal?
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hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Blimey, of all the things to be a fantasist about, I never expected to see joining the SP to be up there. I think the government should pass a bill to stop imposters from stealing the glory of real honest papersellers.
PTK
Paul Kegan
Why are the sellers made of paper?
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
I'm not that arsed about who people should vote for in Bristol, or anywhere else for that matter. But if I was a member of an organisation that was encouraging people to vote for a candidate in Bristol, or even somewhere other than Bristol, I would probably want them to vote for the candidate that my organisation was promoting.
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
I don't live in that ward, I couldn't have voted anyway. You do you
JimW
支那暗杀团
After the Moist turn they were made of papier mache.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Might be a good idea to have politics that are at least similar to the group one is a member of.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Things must have changed since I was a member of the Militant. When we stood candidates in Liverpool and Glasgow (and I lived in Birmingham) we were expected to go there and campaign/door knock/recruit/flog the paper etc. Strong conversations were had with those who didn’t want to go.
Now apparently you can simply choose to vote against your own comrade as they aren’t very popular anyway.
Times change I suppose…
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Some Left Trainspotters reckon that Socialist Appeal are bigger than SPEW these days. It's probably the case that their international - the IMT - is bigger than SPEW's CWI.
*Apologies for the overdose of acronyms.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
It's a worldwide campaign. There's a thread on the Leftist Trainspotters group on Facebook where people have posted pics of the same poster - in various languages - as far apart as Sao Paolo , Bologna, Tamworth
and one I took which was next to my son's High School in Brooklyn.Bit of a weird place in Brooklyn to have a flyposting campaign about 'Communism'. There's a house five minutes round the corner that's currently on the market for 8.75 million dollars.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
Ah right is this awesome wells?
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
are you trying to ask me "despite not living in the area concerned, why didn't you participate"?
If so, why not just ask?
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
That seems quite plausible, didn't the CWI lose almost everyone outside the UK in the split? Speaking of acronyms, just looked it up to check and been reminded that they briefly went by the marvellous name of the “In Defence of a Working Class and Trotskyist CWI” (IDWCTCWI) faction during the split.
Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
Tbf there's a rich history of Communist parties doing very well out of getting a millionaire or two on board.Bit of a weird place in Brooklyn to have a flyposting campaign about 'Communism'. There's a house five minutes round the corner that's currently on the market for 8.75 million dollars.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
When were you a member of MT/ML?
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
strange, but true
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Anyway, to keep my record as urban's foremost trendspotter intact, I'd like to point out that SA's new recruitment campaign was first mentioned on here way back in May, over in this thread.
Flavour
hang the bankers
I think this is almost certainly true. They gained a lot of members in recent years and will probably be the biggest trot group in the UK before long. Not that that means much.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
It's a worldwide campaign. There's a thread on the Leftist Trainspotters group on Facebook where people have posted pics of the same poster - in various languages - as far apart as Sao Paolo , Bologna, Tamworth
Bit of a weird place in Brooklyn to have a flyposting campaign about 'Communism'. There's a house five minutes round the corner that's currently on the market for 8.75 million dollars.
I saw one in Manhattan too.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
If someone spots one in Staten Island, the Revolution is around the corner.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Rebranding themselves as the Revolutionary Communist Party in the New Year.
Revolution Festival 2023: The communists are coming!
petee
no gods, no malarkey
Chairman Bob won't be happy.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
"For this reason, the well-worn clothes of Socialist Appeal are to be replaced by a new uniform, fit for the forward march that we are undertaking."
nogojones
spelling is overrated
I guess the name is free these days, but it sure comes with some baggage
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
I had to read the whole article to check you weren't taking the piss there.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Well, apparently they're at 1101 now. I would've thought SPEW could probably claim more than that, but who knows?
It is a bit over-the-top. Nice to see that they've come up with their own take on the three/four/five faces design:
Anyway, I'm sure it'll wind the YCL up no end, which is presumably the major strategic aim here. And nice excuse to post this:
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