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In a socialist world, people will either figure out how to do dangerous work safely or they won’t do the work.
Smokers will still be allowed to smoke after the revolution, however, society will probably slowly ween itself off smoking (not by force, but by choice).
Wouldn’t it be good if we focused on a few specific wards & threw everything we have at them at every election? That way, we might slowly but steadily convert the people of those wards to socialism; then focus on converting a few more wards to socialism; then a few more to socialism; etc. If the SPGB had started doing that in 1904, the world socialist revolution may have happened years ago.
What do you think?
You made some great points, Robbo. I love the phrase “hostages to the future”.
(. . .)
When it comes to nuclear power, PJS should be included in the debate because he seems quite knowledgeable on that subject.
It is good to imagine what life in socialism will be like, but it’s also very hard because life in a socialist society will be so different than a capitalist society.
When it comes to planning how we’re going to solve problems, such as lifting people in the Global South out of extreme poverty as quickly as possible, I believe we should wait until the World Socialist Movement starts to really take-off before doing that (for example, when the SPGB has at least 100,000 members).
This excellent analysis of the classic episode of the Twilight Zone – It’s a Good Life – explains why it’s a superb metaphor for totalitarianism
Whether the world socialist revolution will happen or not, no-one can say.
However, as technology gets better & better it becomes more & more ridiculous that we’re still living in capitalism.
To give one example of how mad capitalism is: it got rid of an aeroplane (Concord) that could fly from London to New York in 3 hours!
– Zugzwang
That reminds me of something someone said about Bob Hope: ‘Some say Bob Hope was a bad comedian because he didn’t write his jokes. However, Elvis didn’t write his songs & nobody says he was a bad singer’.
Anyway, here’s a beautiful cover version of a great Chicago song: Hard to Say I’m Sorry – Emma Gilmour
– h.moss
That was the very first song posted on the Music thread of this forum. If my memory serves me right, it was posted by Paula McEwan. It’s a great song, though.
(Marie’s the Name of) his Latest Flame – Elvis ‘the pelvis’ Presley
You don’t say? Well, that’s something he had in common with Shakin’ Stevens. Apparently, GM’s Greek father was a Leninist – & the former voted for the Labour Party throughout his life.
To correct a small mistake I made, ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ wasn’t the first *song* written by Burt Bacharach due to it being an instrumental (performed by Nat ‘King’ Cole on the piano).
The first song was ‘The Story of my Life’ by Marty Robbins (with lyrics by Hal David).
Wham Rap – Wham!
D.H.S.S. stands for the Department of Health & Social Security.
Best lyric: ‘Do you enjoy what you do? If not, just stop. Don’t stay there and rot.’
According to Wikipedia, Bacharach’s first professionally written song was ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ ( sung by Nat King Cole).
‘Three Wheels on my Wagon’ (sung by Dick van Dyke – whose amazing 99 years old!) was released in 1961 (with lyrics by Bob Hillard).
