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It just allows people to register a thumbs up or thumbs down next to each post.

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Of course we should use some "emotional intelligence" when dealing with people. But on the other hand this is politics and, like it or not, we are going to end up treading on toes and criticizing peoples cherished beliefs. 

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I think the "dual-carding" thing is more to do with trade unions.. I doubt there are many if any political parties that allow dual membership..

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This is a discussion forum not a Socialist version of "Just A Minute". A certain amount of deviation, hesitation and repetition is necessary and should be tolerated. I'm in favour of more low key moderation in respect to this. Some people will complain no matter what…

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At this ponit in time if someone was showing sympathy to another political party or suggesting the SPGB should merge this would suggest that they do not share our conception of socialism, so it would be highly likely that membership would be refused. We do not check for criminal records.

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Ozymandias wrote:

Global membership of WSM = 350(?)Average age of membership = 75 (?)= Atrophy… 

 I think you have the figures the wrong way around.But seriously, if you think the Socialist Party is so doomed why waste your time posting here?

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Vin wrote:

I'd advise people to use the 'report' and 'block' buttons more.

Currently it is not possible for individual users to block posts from other users that they do not want to read. But this could be put into the new site, I think it's a good idea.

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jondwhite wrote:

So now we have Corbynwho is popular among Labour memberswho is popular among Labour supporters who are not memberswho has purportedly engaged non-political people with high turnout meeting rallieswho is averse to personality politics, more keen on movements than leadership and not seemingly a product of focus groupswhose policies are popular among the general publicSo do we continue to attack the man or play the ball?

You've missed something from your list.."who is pushing the same old illusions that continually lock the working class into the reformist dead end"And this is "playing the ball" it's a comment on ideas, not the personality.

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I feel like I've let the cat out of the bag a little too soon, but FWIW the layout is based around this:http://demo.morethanthemes.com/newsplus/gray/

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jondwhite wrote:

Because our organisation has as our purpose their emancipation. We can't do it without them.

You're right the socialist party on it's own cannot and will not bring about Socialism. But at a time when our ideas are not shared with the vast majority we cannot just act is if they where.

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jondwhite wrote:

The working-class non-members aren't our opponents, our opponents are the ruling-class and their political parties.

We are engaged in a battle of ideas. We cannot co-operate with people who hold ideas counter to ours, at the present point in time this includes the vast majority of the working class. The working class have to realise that there ultimate interest lies in the abolition of capitalist social relations, it's up to us to try and help speed up the process and in doing so some members of the ruling class will be drawn to our side.

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Well Jeremy Corbyn will be speaking at Burston Strike School Rally on Sunday which East Anglia branch will be having a book stall. I'll see if I can get him to sign a copy of this months Standard

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Vin wrote:

When members make personal and hatefull attacks on people with anti-capitalist leanings it turns them away.This is the why we remain small and unsupported.

I don't think it's quite as simple as that…

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ALB wrote:

We must avoid at all costs showing any sympathy for islam.

I agree, same as for any form of religion or mysticism, but we also have to remember that there are many different kinds of Islam…

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Well, as there Islamists (or claim to be) you'd expect them to be against making money through interest, but then of course to do it anyway under another pretext..

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