Labour Purge Begins

[L'Emmerdeur]

"I'm selfish, small-minded, and myopic; I believe that the world is populated exclusively by people like myself."

I'll admit that is a mindset that is all too common, but it is by no means universal.

[pErvinalia]

It also highlights that people are largely a product of their environment. That's why reduced funding for public schools and increased funding for private schools is a favourite policy of neoliberals. The less educated the majority of the population is, the more easily they can be cognitively manipulated. You'd have us believe that they are inherently stupid, but once again this is a conservative canard and undepins the ideology of social Darwinism. Please tell me you haven't fallen that far into scientific illiteracy.

[MrJonno]

"I'm selfish, small-minded, and myopic; I believe that the world is populated exclusively by people like myself."

I'll admit that is a mindset that is all too common, but it is by no means universal.

That's the wonders of democracy , it doesn't need to be universal just around 38% of the vote. When it comes down to it there is no left or right, no right or wrong only winners and losers. I chose to be on the side of the winners whoever that is, I adapt to system instead of being stupid enough to expect it to adapt to me

[pErvinalia]

Lol, so you're a sheep? Well done! As I said earlier in one of the threads, conservatism stifles creativity and innovation in favour of submission to old hierarchies and authorities. Who the hell would be proud to be part of that world view?!?

[MrJonno]

We are all sheep, through some of us are good at herding them (which is all democracy is herdology)

[pErvinalia]

More random arse gravy. How am I and other social progressives sheep? Do we blindly follow stale authority like you? Do we worship the 1% of society that wields inordinate power, like you do? Seriously, stop regurgitating random platitudes.

[MrJonno]

No idea I'm on average British wages and part of the elite, I intend to do everything possible to keep it that way

[pErvinalia]

You wield no power on average wages, Jonno. You most definitely aren't part of the elite.

[pErvinalia]

And again, how are progressives sheep? You keep making nonsensical claims and then ignoring them as if you never said them.

[L'Emmerdeur]

"I'm selfish, small-minded, and myopic; I believe that the world is populated exclusively by people like myself."

I'll admit that is a mindset that is all too common, but it is by no means universal.

That's the wonders of democracy , it doesn't need to be universal just around 38% of the vote. When it comes down to it there is no left or right, no right or wrong only winners and losers. I chose to be on the side of the winners whoever that is, I adapt to system instead of being stupid enough to expect it to adapt to me

So you don't actually believe that "No one cares about equality unless they feel unequal, no one cares about fairness unless they feel people are unfair to them, basically equality and fairness is just words to describe selfishness"?

[MrJonno]

I just consider people who lose elections to be no one, its about reducing society to generalisations the only way you have a serious discussion

[L'Emmerdeur]

I just consider people who lose elections to be no one, its about reducing society to generalisations the only way you have a serious discussion

If somebody engaged in the discussion is prone to spouting generalisations that are facile and specious, the discussion is unproductive. Far from tackling genuine issues it swiftly devolves into a pointless attempt to counter the intransigent purveyor of puerile malarkey.

[pErvinalia]

I just consider people who lose elections to be no one, its about reducing society to generalisations the only way you have a serious discussion

Speaking in generalisations is the only way to have a serious discussion? WTF?!?

[pErvinalia]

I just consider people who lose elections to be no one, its about reducing society to generalisations the only way you have a serious discussion

If somebody engaged in the discussion is prone to spouting generalisations that are facile and specious, the discussion is unproductive. Far from tackling genuine issues it swiftly devolves into a pointless attempt to counter the intransigent purveyor of puerile malarkey.

Yep. What a patently ridiculous statement by Jonno. I'd ask him: When was the last time he had a "serious discussion"? It's impossible to have a serious discussion with someone who speaks in empty platitudes, logical fallacies, and almost totally ignores what his interlocutors write.

[MrJonno]

I just consider people who lose elections to be no one, its about reducing society to generalisations the only way you have a serious discussion

Speaking in generalisations is the only way to have a serious discussion? WTF?!?

When you are studying ant behaviour you don't look at individuals you look at groups, but hey we are all individuals