The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Chang Elephant]

I'd say Karl Popper does a decent enough job of spearing Marx'ian thinking to be honest.

Yeah but you might be a tiny bit biased

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yeah but you might be a tiny bit biased

Only as biased as you are, assuming you haven't read it?

 

[Seanjd]

I'd say Karl Popper does a decent enough job of spearing Marx'ian thinking to be honest.

I can't say I know too much about Popper to be honest, although his views broadly fall in line with current neoliberalism/conservatism and the like?

 

[Walken]

I'd say Karl Popper does a decent enough job of spearing Marx'ian thinking to be honest.

wouldn't be much of stretch for your thinking, to support an anti-Marx argument

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I can't say I know too much about Popper to be honest, although his views broadly fall in line with current neoliberalism/conservatism and the like?

Part of the problem there isn't it? You've already decided what his 'angle' is before you've even read the first page of any of his works. Isn't it better to read something with an open mind and then make a judgement afterwards?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

wouldn't be much of stretch for your thinking, to support an anti-Marx argument

Or maybe I read a range of texts and then came to an anti-Marx angle? For instance I read the likes of Captive State and Silent Takeover long before I read Open Society.

 

[Walken]

Or maybe I read a range of texts and then came to an anti-Marx angle? For instance I read the likes of Captive State and Silent Takeover long before I read Open Society.

I can really sense your anger today, at any form of left wing victory

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I can really sense your anger today, at any form of left wing victory

Not at all. I feel for the people of Greece, as Syriza are like a left wing version of UKIP. A whole lot of populist stuff that doesn't appear to have been thought out at all.

It's not going to end well I suspect, but what will be will be.

Doesn't change the fact that I've read the stuff I'm criticising though

 

[Seanjd]

Part of the problem there isn't it? You've already decided what his 'angle' is before you've even read the first page of any of his works. Isn't it better to read something with an open mind and then make a judgement afterwards?

Doesn't change the fact that I've read the stuff I'm criticising though

Hold your horses, lol. Firstly I didn't criticise Popper, I asked if his views broadly fall in line with neo-liberalism/conservatism, which from when I remember reading some of his works a long time ago, they do. Don't think I'm attacking neo-liberalism.

You brought him up, I asked if he was a neo-liberalist and you slammed me for not reading his works.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Hold your horses, lol. Firstly I didn't criticise Popper, I asked if his views broadly fall in line with neo-liberalism/conservatism, which from when I remember reading some of his works a long time ago, they do. Don't think I'm attacking neo-liberalism.

You brought him up, I asked if he was a neo-liberalist and you slammed me for not reading his works.

I've no idea what a neo-liberalist is to be honest

 

[Seanjd]

I've no idea what a neo-liberalist is to be honest lol

I think Walken was right lol

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I think Walken was right lol

As for Open Society though, it was a book against totalitarianism, and the historicism espoused by Marx and Hagel. Whether that makes him neo-liberal I really couldn't say.

 

[peteblue]

I've no idea what a neo-liberalist is to be honest

 

[Jxg]

Well, not a great track record during this debate...



Stopped reading an article after the byline.



Didn't read my lengthy answer back to you.

The Mail and the Star do nice short snappy article I think...

Implying this is a debate

Implying the article was worth reading at all

Implying your answer was worth my time

 

[Jxg]

lol Not at all. I feel for the people of Greece, as Syriza are like a left wing version of UKIP. A whole lot of populist stuff that doesn't appear to have been thought out at all.

It's not going to end well I suspect, but what will be will be.

Doesn't change the fact that I've read the stuff I'm criticising though

Why do you feel for the people of Greece? It was their choice to elect communists.