Winding up the lefties....

[Stuart T]

Further to Corbyn's refusal to denounce the Marxist - following IRA (along with his valiant supporter Ken Livingstone)........do we not mature enough to see the practical results of this airy fairy socialist nonsense?

Sure, at 20 we may well have a socialist attitude to life - or we appear not to have a heart. I remember my college days.

But past 30, if we still hold to those socialist ideals, surely we don't have a mind.

Bit of light banter for the weekend........

[Colwyn]

Was there any particular reason for that post or have you just been reading the Daily Mail?

[Jacqui Harvey]

I will put money on this thread, that it will not be light banter.

However, we held on to our Socialist feelings until we voted for Tony Blair, we soon lost them, as he did in the next few years.

I also think members can post what they want about policitics, just as you do Colwyn.  Incidentally, I don't read the Mail.   I like the Daily Record and Phil likes the crossword in it   

[Stuart T]

Just following on from Jacqui's post.

Never have and never will take the Mail.

Seemed like a narrow view restricting it to Corbyn alone.

Thought I'd stretch it out a bit.

Polarised views on the Forum and feeling my way as I go........

May yet crash and burn!

[Colwyn]

I also think members can post what they want about policitics, just as you do Colwyn.  Incidentally, I don't read the Mail.   I like the Daily Record

Quite so. I suppose writing a thread with the intention of winding up people is OK too. Stuart is going to have to do much better than that to effect a wind-up. I would never accuse you of being a DM reader Jacqui (not even in an attempt to wind you up) but since I've never read the Record I have no idea about the significance of that. As for Phil's crossword, I used to do the crossword in my mate's Daily Telegraph - never read anything else in it though.

[Stuart T]

I did my incompetent best.......

....perhaps wasn't the best subject heading.

At least it got a (albeit lukewarm) response.

Just feeling my way gently into the deeper circles of the Forum.

So - it appears that Calis and Fethiye isn't full of crusty old conservatives.

Back to the Indian forum and  to laud the days of the Raj!

[Colwyn]

So - it appears that Calis and Fethiye isn't full of crusty old conservatives.

Calis and Fethiye may be, but the forum isn't. Some of us are crusty old Marxists who are amazed that anyone can still support capitalism after it was, yet again, proven to be a failure in 2007/8.

[Stuart T]

Capitalism certainly faced a crisis in 2007/8 but it's still there.

It will survive because it is the only way to create wealth and opportunity.

Economies will become more advanced and wages and living standards will continue to rise.

Marx's idea of capitalism is way different to today's.

Trade - that's how we create wealth. Labour (not the party) doesn't create value - demand does.

Marx didn't get everything wrong but maybe even  the "crusty old Marxist" can concede that in 2015 capitalism continues to evolve to meet today's demands.

[Hamlet]

As for Phil's crossword, I used to do the crossword in my mate's Daily Telegraph - never read anything else in it though.

I used to do the Sudoku puzzle in my wife's Take a break magazine.  

[Menthol]

I live in Fethiye, I am a forum member and I'm a socialist, just left of Bevin, I reckon.

I'm not sure why you want to wind me up though.