tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post4874841299451181877..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Come to Socialism 2009Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-20715802446986263882009-10-30T16:28:14.627+00:002009-10-30T16:28:14.627+00:00It isn't fiction. The Sparts have around 150 m...It isn't fiction. The Sparts have around 150 members in the US. Down from about 400 in the late 70s. Most of the current membership being over 50 years old.--CWIer USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-54535319080471974442009-10-30T11:45:37.384+00:002009-10-30T11:45:37.384+00:00And here's the IBT's fringe meeting. Not o...And here's the IBT's fringe meeting. Not on Brian Caton but should prove to be a feast of sectarian goodness nonetheless!<br /><br />'United' and Defeated: Lessons from the SLP, Socialist Alliance and Respect. IBT fringe public meeting at the Socialist Party's 'Socialism 2009' weekend.<br /><br />Saturday 7 November 2009, 4.30pm - 6.30pm, The College Arms (bottom floor) 18, Store St, London WC1E 7DHPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-51893033360782968062009-10-27T20:04:32.047+00:002009-10-27T20:04:32.047+00:00Five white men on the platform? OMG lets put the s...Five white men on the platform? OMG lets put the speakers on according to what they ARE rather than their record, their beliefs or what they are going to say. Identity politics and tokenism are a dead end, unfotunately espoused by too many on the left.<br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-4731721275250713912009-10-27T18:22:43.161+00:002009-10-27T18:22:43.161+00:00Don't soldiers call each other comrade?
Does ...Don't soldiers call each other comrade?<br /><br />Does TGR hate them for the same reason?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-18999271405537678782009-10-27T16:50:56.424+00:002009-10-27T16:50:56.424+00:00Ah, Phil. You made the mistake of answering a Spar...Ah, Phil. You made the mistake of answering a Spartoid in good faith.Mark Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-53715698574899291362009-10-27T15:53:24.868+00:002009-10-27T15:53:24.868+00:00At least the Cuban CP will have speakers of both g...At least the Cuban CP will have speakers of both genders and all races.<br /> Why should union GS's take precedence over anyone else? After all they are not usually the most inspiring speakers, we all know what they are going to say, hope that thug Caton gets heckled though, maybe he can then justify his role in fitting up prisoners after the Strangeways uprsing and tell us all why he supports the use of batons against children in YOI's and does he support dthe detention of asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants? its a total disgrace that he will be there. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-4464475535637457212009-10-27T11:16:39.170+00:002009-10-27T11:16:39.170+00:00"Five middle aged white men on the platform t..."Five middle aged white men on the platform then? Can't we do better than this?"<br /><br />That's a fair point I suppose. The problem is when you have three union general secs all asking to speak at your main rally you then have to ask yourself how long should the rally be? There would be delicate problems of ettiquette if we decided to put one in a smaller session or scrub them altogether, as I'm sure you can imagine. <br /><br />The last time we had three general secs on the platform we also had a good spread of speakers from other backgrounds. Personally I enjoyed it but many people complained it was too long and in fairness it was over three and a half hours which is pushing it a bit for a rally, unless your the Cuban Communist Party.<br /><br />It's not all white blokes either. Tracy Edwards from the PCS Young Members Network will be speaking as well.Neilhttp://www.socialistparty.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-23138635553589974912009-10-26T21:55:06.088+00:002009-10-26T21:55:06.088+00:00There will be others of course, as there's oft...There will be others of course, as there's often a smattering of speakers from ongoing struggles and overseas. See the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/6590" rel="nofollow">official report</a> from last year, for instance.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-61836525216988461982009-10-26T20:33:35.844+00:002009-10-26T20:33:35.844+00:00Five middle aged white men on the platform then? C...Five middle aged white men on the platform then? Can't we do better than this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-21513146283807545722009-10-26T16:16:28.248+00:002009-10-26T16:16:28.248+00:00There's ways of calling people 'com-rade&#...There's ways of calling people 'com-rade' and there's ways of calling people comrade. <br /><br />It is quite normal when you *are* comrades, but when you're not....Andrew Coateshttp://www.tendancecoatesy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-48085854568586401032009-10-26T13:35:16.221+00:002009-10-26T13:35:16.221+00:00We never really use it publicly though. If you wer...We never really use it publicly though. If you were to come up to one of our stalls in Hanley let's say I can guarantee you'll never hear the word. Not that I think there's anything wrong with it, I would like to see it reclaimed and rehabilitated. Which is one of the reasons why I use it on here (plus I understand, for some, it gives my blog an endearing olde worlde rustic tinge).Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-5982217161923662302009-10-26T10:02:48.341+00:002009-10-26T10:02:48.341+00:00Over the years I've tended to find reasons why...Over the years I've tended to find reasons why people aren't attracted to socialism are much deeper than knockabout usages of the old terms. I'm sure if everyone everywhere stopped calling each other comrade you'd find something else to object to!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-76733271819790155042009-10-25T23:11:56.668+00:002009-10-25T23:11:56.668+00:00I hope that Joe Higgins delivers what is promised ...I hope that Joe Higgins delivers what is promised to be a "rousing speech" o_OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com