Labour Slumps to 3rd in poll

[Barrister]

Why do Americans hate Labour?

It's not just Americans.

For me at least it's because I'm a card-carrying Conservative, and thus empathize with my Conservative brethren across the pond.

[citizen k]

Why do Americans hate Labour?

Timmay is all Americans? Some British hate Labour as well.

[Sheilbh]

For me at least it's because I'm a card-carrying Conservative, and thus empathize with my Conservative brethren across the pond.

That's fine.  I do the same for my Liberal Canadian friends

[Barrister]

For me at least it's because I'm a card-carrying Conservative, and thus empathize with my Conservative brethren across the pond.

That's fine.  I do the same for my Liberal Canadian friends

As a Labourite you are required to see Jack Layton and the NDP as your political brethren.

[Sheilbh]

Timmay is all Americans?

For the purposes of my question

DS too.  I mean from an American perspective Labour's been very, very good surely?

Some British hate Labour as well.

I understand them.

[Sheilbh]

As a Labourite you are required to see Jack Layton and the NDP as your political brethren.

Not so.  They're the Lib Dems :p

[Barrister]

As a Labourite you are required to see Jack Layton and the NDP as your political brethren.

Not so.  They're the Lib Dems :p

Liberal Party of Canada = Liberal Democrats

NDP = Labour

since to trot out my favourite canard from Canadian politics, they are both socialist parties as witnessed by their membership in Socialist International.

http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931

[Josephus]

For me at least it's because I'm a card-carrying Conservative, and thus empathize with my Conservative brethren across the pond.

That's fine.  I do the same for my Liberal Canadian friends

It's just me, I think, Shelibh. 

[Josephus]

since to trot out my favourite canard from Canadian politics, they are both socialist parties as witnessed by their membership in Socialist International.

http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931

I had this argument with a bunch of you last week. I shall not be baited again.

[Admiral Yi]

Why do Americans hate Labour?

I don't either.  I don't even get the Brown hate.

[Josephus]

Ok, I shall be baited.

BB...when googling, do more than read the front page.

according to the Socialist International:

The Socialist International is the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties. It currently brings together 170 political parties and organisations from all continents. (List of members in full)

Thus, the NDP is not necessarily socialist based on your argument. And, your honour, in anycase, we do not know when that list was last updated.

[MadImmortalMan]

Ok, I shall be baited.

BB...when googling, do more than read the front page.

according to the Socialist International:

The Socialist International is the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties. It currently brings together 170 political parties and organisations from all continents. (List of members in full)

Thus, the NDP is not necessarily socialist based on your argument. And, your honour, in anycase, we do not know when that list was last updated.

I don't understand what you're trying to say...


Edit: Oh I think he means that Labor and SD parties aren't socialist? Odd.

[Josephus]

Edit: Oh I think he means that Labor and SD parties aren't socialist? Odd.

ERm...Not sure what you're trying to say.

If the Labour And SD parties were socialist than why wouldn't that manifest say:

"The Socialist International is the worldwide organisation of socialist parties" instead of

"The Socialist International is the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties."

Seems a bit redundant.

[Sheilbh]

since to trot out my favourite canard from Canadian politics, they are both socialist parties as witnessed by their membership in Socialist International.

http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931

Okay.  You're right

But I still support the Liberals.  At one of your elections someone posted an online quiz to find which party you should vote for.  The Liberals are the only party in those for which I've got 100%.  That means something

[Sheilbh]

Labour Conference had Zapatero and Jens Stoltenberg of Norway giving speeches yesterday.  Truly a sign of how low Labour's gone.  When Tony was in charge he could get Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela to do Conference

I loved Stoltenberg's elections slogan though - 'Jens We Can!'

Both of them made a big deal of our international socialist, social democratic and labour movement.