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Originally Posted by jaysay
I'd sooner have the current crop than socialism born of envy, you have it why can't I, the only trouble with born again socialist is they become worse than natural born Tories, remember good old Arthur went into the miners strike with a big union and a little house and came out the other side with a big house and a little union, hypocrisy personified, even Mrs Blair had the hard faced cheek to say she still considered herself a socialist, when they gain power socialism flies out the window  |
This is where your thinking is blinkered my friend...
Socialism is not born of envy, its about having a fair crack of the whip to better yourself from the fruits of your labour, and using some of those fruits to help those less fortunate.
As a socialist, I couldn't care less if you have more wealth than me, a nicer house, a better car and holiday for six months in Antigua providing you are doing this from the fruits of your own labour. You can own a factory and make a huge profit from the workforce, providing you treat your workforce with respect and pay them a fair days wage, I wouldn't care how huge a profit you made as long as you used a proportionate amount to help the less fortunate.
By proportionate I mean I earn 50p and give 5p, you earn £50 and give £5...what the tories want is the guy who has £50 to only give 5p....thats got nothing to do with envy....its about fairness.
Graham Jones retweeted something from Shelter Uk earlier.... 80,000 kids without a home in Great Britain this christmas morning
Shelter England- Home
So as a 'hypothetical' factory owner, what you putting in the pot to help?...... a socialist £5 or a tory 5p?