tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7212134143129053802..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: What sort of society do we want?John Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-22082670117198824962019-04-18T07:17:40.805+01:002019-04-18T07:17:40.805+01:00I understand the argument. But when someone suppo...I understand the argument. But when someone supports the idea of a <i>"united working class"</i> only within certain defined boundaries which just happen to coincide with those of what he defines as a 'nation', there has to be something else in play. From his perspective, 'Ireland' is a single nation which should be united under a single government, Scotland and Wales are not nations deserving of their own governments so the class argument trumps the national one because Great Britain is a single nation where class solidarity does apply; but such solidarity does not apply between the people of this island and those on the mainland of Europe, who are defined as being 'others'. I can surely be forgiven for interpreting the idea of a <i>"united working class"</i> a la Corbyn as referring solely to a 'united Anglo-British working class'? And what is that, if not a variant on Anglo-British not-nationalism-at-all?John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-24359393620014605812019-04-17T19:49:53.532+01:002019-04-17T19:49:53.532+01:00Not at all sure that Corbyn is a Brit Nat. I suspe...Not at all sure that Corbyn is a Brit Nat. I suspect that he is simply classist. He believes, understandably in some ways, that a united working class is more important than anything else. But his class is, or is perceived to be, split on Europe. So he does everything he can to paper over that crack. <br />The result is defensive and no good for the wider UK or Wales. <br />Plus we have members of Parties electing the Country's Leaders. Defective constitutional thinking. Members can elect Candidates. The public should vote on whether they become the Leader of the Country. See US, 50 States and Lord knows everwhere else but the UK Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937342201811857738noreply@blogger.com