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Barrister

Quote from: Valmy on April 14, 2016, 10:57:28 AM
The far left is not so much about that workers stuff anymore. They are a bunch of privileged abled people or something.

That became quite clear in Canada, when the left-wing party embraced a platform of wiping out the oil and gas industry, together with the hundred thousand blue collar working jobs that go with it.
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derspiess

Well, obviously the Canadian left came to the realization that Canada needs more green jobs. 
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

DGuller

Quote from: Barrister on April 14, 2016, 12:16:09 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 14, 2016, 10:57:28 AM
The far left is not so much about that workers stuff anymore. They are a bunch of privileged abled people or something.

That became quite clear in Canada, when the left-wing party embraced a platform of wiping out the oil and gas industry, together with the hundred thousand blue collar working jobs that go with it.
Not commenting on this issue in particular one way or the other, but the jobs created or jobs destroyed arguments in such discussion are such a total bullshit, for a number of reasons.  If you legalize contract killing, you can create some hit man jobs, as well as some jobs for administrative assistant to handle the orders and the associating billing.  However, I think we're better off without creating such jobs.

Malthus

Quote from: DGuller on April 14, 2016, 12:43:00 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 14, 2016, 12:16:09 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 14, 2016, 10:57:28 AM
The far left is not so much about that workers stuff anymore. They are a bunch of privileged abled people or something.

That became quite clear in Canada, when the left-wing party embraced a platform of wiping out the oil and gas industry, together with the hundred thousand blue collar working jobs that go with it.
Not commenting on this issue in particular one way or the other, but the jobs created or jobs destroyed arguments in such discussion are such a total bullshit, for a number of reasons.  If you legalize contract killing, you can create some hit man jobs, as well as some jobs for administrative assistant to handle the orders and the associating billing.  However, I think we're better off without creating such jobs.

Yeah, but he's talking about wiping out the already established hit man industry.

;)
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Razgovory

Quote from: Martinus on April 14, 2016, 11:42:29 AM
Quote from: Valmy on April 14, 2016, 10:57:28 AM
The far left is not so much about that workers stuff anymore. They are a bunch of privileged abled people or something.

At least in Poland, the only true leftists belong to the generation younger than mine, who all have rich parents funding their alternative lifestyles. Nobody who was at least 10 when the communism ended wants to come even close to socialism.

Huh, I thought the concept of a worker's solidarity was something of a big deal for Poles who remember the 1980's.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Martinus

Quote from: derspiess on April 14, 2016, 12:33:47 PM
Well, obviously the Canadian left came to the realization that Canada needs more green jobs.

If everybody else listened we would not have global warming and Daesh terrorists. :contract:

Martinus

Quote from: Razgovory on April 14, 2016, 02:30:46 PM
Quote from: Martinus on April 14, 2016, 11:42:29 AM
Quote from: Valmy on April 14, 2016, 10:57:28 AM
The far left is not so much about that workers stuff anymore. They are a bunch of privileged abled people or something.

At least in Poland, the only true leftists belong to the generation younger than mine, who all have rich parents funding their alternative lifestyles. Nobody who was at least 10 when the communism ended wants to come even close to socialism.

Huh, I thought the concept of a worker's solidarity was something of a big deal for Poles who remember the 1980's.

Not really. The Polish revolution was mainly based on conservative and/or libertarian principles.

Razgovory

Libertarians hate trade unions.  Seems odd that they would all belong to one.  Hell, the American AFL-CIO sent money and equipment to the Solidarity movement.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Brazen

On a page dedicated to a disabled rescue cat:

"GOD bless you for adopting this loving cat. I two adopted two cats and all I get is unconstitutional love in return."  :lol:

Norgy

Quote from: Brazen on April 15, 2016, 06:21:44 AM
On a page dedicated to a disabled rescue cat:

"GOD bless you for adopting this loving cat. I two adopted two cats and all I get is unconstitutional love in return."  :lol:

But the UK has no written constitution. Are they violating the Magna Carta? :unsure:

Martinus

Quote from: Razgovory on April 14, 2016, 05:05:27 PM
Libertarians hate trade unions.  Seems odd that they would all belong to one.  Hell, the American AFL-CIO sent money and equipment to the Solidarity movement.

It's complicated. In 1980s it was a worker movement but mainly because a worker movement was the only type of movement that the regime would listen to - just like the French revolution started with upset aristocrats and bourgeoisie despite ending up as a popular revolution.

But almost all of the elites that grew out of the movement and took over in the 1990s belonged to two camps - pro-free-market neoliberals and Catholic conservatives. There were hardly any socialists there.

Martinus

Quote from: Brazen on April 15, 2016, 06:21:44 AM
On a page dedicated to a disabled rescue cat:

"GOD bless you for adopting this loving cat. I two adopted two cats and all I get is unconstitutional love in return."  :lol:

Love that does not dare to speak its meow.

Norgy

Quote from: Martinus on April 15, 2016, 06:38:44 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on April 14, 2016, 05:05:27 PM
Libertarians hate trade unions.  Seems odd that they would all belong to one.  Hell, the American AFL-CIO sent money and equipment to the Solidarity movement.

It's complicated. In 1980s it was a worker movement but mainly because a worker movement was the only type of movement that the regime would listen to - just like the French revolution started with upset aristocrats and bourgeoisie despite ending up as a popular revolution.

But almost all of the elites that grew out of the movement and took over in the 1990s belonged to two camps - pro-free-market neoliberals and Catholic conservatives. There were hardly any socialists there.

What happened to the "reformed" communist party? Aren't they sort of social democrats now? Have they been utterly annihilated during elections?

I know a few Poles here in Norway, and they seem very traditionalist and deeply Catholic. Which I guess is natural, given that they had 50 years of communist propaganda to revolt against.

I think the Norwegian trade union council also supported Solidarity with funds. Walesa was kind of a big deal here back in the early 80s. And Jaruszelski with his huge glasses and strict appearance a perfect tabloid bogeyman along with Brezhnev.

Brazen


Eddie Teach

Heh, I googled that, hoping it was real.  :(
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