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Celebrating 140 years of the Fabians : Comments

By John Töns, published 6/8/2025

Democracy has become a zero-sum game — but the Fabians still believe another world is possible.

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WTF - Cooperatives may be successful but they are on the fringe of our economic world. They are certainly not a replacement for or alternative to an economy based on capitalism. And I have friends who have chosen to live alternative lifestyles and most of them can do so only because they've made a lot of money exploiting the capitalist system.
Posted by BernieMasters, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 12:42:51 PM
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What is this nonsense about the Fabians' "140 years of progress"? John Tons peddles a weak ideology unfit for our strong, disiplined Reich! His "social democracy" and "peaceful transitions" are cowardly, dilluting our struggle. Democracy? A tool for corrupt elites serving internationalist parasites!

Tons whines about "neoliberalism," but we the Volk see strength in identity, not global markets! Cooperatives and "transition towns"? Childish drivel. The Volk need a unification, crushing enemies of our people, internationalists and peddlers of decay!

This "Don Dunstan Research Network" and its "webinars" are pathetic! The Volk crave strength, not chatter. Universal Basic Income? A bribe to weaken our resolve! The Fabians' refusal to dispair is laughable, their relics cannot stand against our future! They praise Ireland's "assemblies", we see chaos without a Fuhrer's iron hand! We need no "research." The Volk demand unity, disipline, and sacred traditions!

Let the Fabians cling to their dreams!
Posted by friedrich1933, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 2:52:32 PM
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Well spotted Rhian. You can be the editor in my place. I've mulled-over what to do with this article, and I've decided to leave it up as a reminder of my fallibility, and an acknowledgement that there have been some good quality comments on this iteration of the article, and I wouldn't want to lose them.

The article that should have been posted has now gone up today. You might like to comment on that one as well - the suggestion of a sort of "IgNobel" to compliment the Nobel prize for peace. Available only to people who have significantly increased the net sum of human misery.
Posted by Graham_Young, Thursday, 7 August 2025 6:04:33 AM
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Hi Graham

My apologies, I did not intend my comment as a “gotcha”. One of the (very) few things on which most posters here would agree is appreciation for your efforts in editing this site and publishing a such a wide diversity of views. I’m not after your job!
Posted by Rhian, Thursday, 7 August 2025 4:15:02 PM
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