Yeah, what we really need is for someone to nihilistically accept things are shit, that there is nothing we can do about it and carefully manage our decline into oblivion.
Wait….
BobMonkhaus on
“I’m more left than you” “no I am” because that’s a great way not to win anything.
NotoriousP_U_G on
Polanski is a demagogue in the same vein as Farage, just on the left. That is what demagogues do, they offer fantasy solutions.
Polanski may be the least charismatic demagogue in history though
supergodmasterforce on
For info, the Fabian Society is a Labour affiliated “thinktank” and not an independent organisation.
BeardMonk1 on
Not only are the Green Party often living in a dangerous fantasy, they are also enablers of frankly quite worrying people and groups. Just need to look at some of the views of many of their party members and leaders now. That’s just the tip.
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Itsstillyourturn on
In his conference speech bringing in wealth taxes was literally going to; fix elec bills, fix the NHS, fix inflation, fix all our public services to the point where we’re literally shitting money.
9 days later when challenged on his wealth tax by Kuenssberg, he did a complete u turn, admitted it won’t actually raise much money and its all about the vibes.
Populist BS.
Icy_Zucchini_1138 on
I would love to know to know what goes on in the heads of people who think “tax billionaires” will solve things. Like, what do they imagine the counter argument is?
Do they think that people 1. Know that high wealth taxes will bring in enough money and 2. Don’t do it because they love billionaires?
Powerful-Reward-9108 on
Polanski’s wilful ignorance on NATO – and his peddling of some fantasy replacement organisation based on diplomacy in the long term, coupled with our withdrawal – made me stop listening to him some time ago. He has no clue about NATO’s importance east of Germany. Absolutely shocking levels of ignorance.
JustGap8613 on
The man’s a populist fool who talks like a sixth former. His politics is not grounded in economic reality. Same for Owen Jones, Ash Sarkar etc, they’re well meaning and educated in their field, but they are poor on the cold hard figures and economic policy. The MMT nerds will round on me in a few minutes
LyingFacts on
No, absolutely. I love the food banks, hateful racists and fascists everyone poorer and just general shitness that is the UK. Love it.
Let’s keep going.
Boris, Truss, Sunak all were amazing.
Lets get Farage in and ruin the NHS and make life even more miserable for people.
Brexit and triple down economics have been amazing!
Yeh!!!!!!!!
djseaneq on
Why do so many defend billionaires when they are never going to be one.
SideburnsOfDoom on
Meanwhile the Labour party is offering no solutions.
Reform is offering racist fantasy solutions.
Conservatives are MIA.
So.
VamosFicar on
Coming from the Fabians, that isalmost an endorsement. The Fabians work alongside the WEF and their ambitions and manipulations are the reason the UK and Europe are in the state they are.
Schmuckfest on
He is though. All he does is spout whatever the most popular far left bollocks is and hope for the best. If he was ever elected the country wouldn’t have a chance. Imagine him trying to stand up to Putin. I know nobody really has, but him? Come on.
reginalduk on
Polanski is a useful idiot for the usual anto NATO types. Russia, China, Iran and the like. Much like Corbyn.
Tyr_Kovacs on
Reject total fantasy solutions like taxing the wealthy.
Embrace the definitely 100% real and true Trickle-down economics.
Don’t look into either in any way.
AccomplishedAct5364 on
I’m a green voter and I haven’t heard much aside from counter-Farage populism.
jodrellbank_pants on
He could offer free money, no one’s buying it.
The greens are toxic bare the few who voted for them.
EerieAriolimax on
I don’t know how anyone can take him seriously on economics after his The Rest Is Politics interview. He’s worse than clueless. Doesn’t even know the difference between debt and deficit.
WritesCrapForStrap on
Can’t vote green because of their stances on defense and nukes. Get the best people in the world to try and sell it to me, not going to vote to declaw my own country to meet the virtue signalling sensibilities of middle class melts.
Travel-solo- on
Zack Polanski said he could enlarge women’s breasts by hypnotism is he someone who you want to run a country? Hell no. The green party as a whole is disillusioned by the reality of geopolitics. Therefore I will allow the Fabian Social statement.
Deadliftdeadlife on
Many supporters of this guy feel like diet reform voters
Both clueless about the reality of what they’re supporting
I say diet because reform I actually terrible. At least the greens want a better country
cjc1983 on
He’s definitely hypnotizing a certain demographic of voter…
Frosty_Customer_9243 on
It is interesting that all these people, this think tank, conservatives, reform, etc. keep saying that what the others are proposing won’t work. But none are proposing solutions that will work.
Just look at the Labour government which is working hard to keep the current from getting worse (they might be succeeding, they might not be) or the previous Conservative government. Neither has made life better for the majority of people.
Can someone please come up with solutions that actually work, and we as the public focus on the measurable results instead of how we feel about the policies?
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Yeah, what we really need is for someone to nihilistically accept things are shit, that there is nothing we can do about it and carefully manage our decline into oblivion.
Wait….
“I’m more left than you” “no I am” because that’s a great way not to win anything.
Polanski is a demagogue in the same vein as Farage, just on the left. That is what demagogues do, they offer fantasy solutions.
Polanski may be the least charismatic demagogue in history though
For info, the Fabian Society is a Labour affiliated “thinktank” and not an independent organisation.
Not only are the Green Party often living in a dangerous fantasy, they are also enablers of frankly quite worrying people and groups. Just need to look at some of the views of many of their party members and leaders now. That’s just the tip.
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In his conference speech bringing in wealth taxes was literally going to; fix elec bills, fix the NHS, fix inflation, fix all our public services to the point where we’re literally shitting money.
9 days later when challenged on his wealth tax by Kuenssberg, he did a complete u turn, admitted it won’t actually raise much money and its all about the vibes.
Populist BS.
I would love to know to know what goes on in the heads of people who think “tax billionaires” will solve things. Like, what do they imagine the counter argument is?
Do they think that people 1. Know that high wealth taxes will bring in enough money and 2. Don’t do it because they love billionaires?
Polanski’s wilful ignorance on NATO – and his peddling of some fantasy replacement organisation based on diplomacy in the long term, coupled with our withdrawal – made me stop listening to him some time ago. He has no clue about NATO’s importance east of Germany. Absolutely shocking levels of ignorance.
The man’s a populist fool who talks like a sixth former. His politics is not grounded in economic reality. Same for Owen Jones, Ash Sarkar etc, they’re well meaning and educated in their field, but they are poor on the cold hard figures and economic policy. The MMT nerds will round on me in a few minutes
No, absolutely. I love the food banks, hateful racists and fascists everyone poorer and just general shitness that is the UK. Love it.
Let’s keep going.
Boris, Truss, Sunak all were amazing.
Lets get Farage in and ruin the NHS and make life even more miserable for people.
Brexit and triple down economics have been amazing!
Yeh!!!!!!!!
Why do so many defend billionaires when they are never going to be one.
Meanwhile the Labour party is offering no solutions.
Reform is offering racist fantasy solutions.
Conservatives are MIA.
So.
Coming from the Fabians, that isalmost an endorsement. The Fabians work alongside the WEF and their ambitions and manipulations are the reason the UK and Europe are in the state they are.
He is though. All he does is spout whatever the most popular far left bollocks is and hope for the best. If he was ever elected the country wouldn’t have a chance. Imagine him trying to stand up to Putin. I know nobody really has, but him? Come on.
Polanski is a useful idiot for the usual anto NATO types. Russia, China, Iran and the like. Much like Corbyn.
Reject total fantasy solutions like taxing the wealthy.
Embrace the definitely 100% real and true Trickle-down economics.
Don’t look into either in any way.
I’m a green voter and I haven’t heard much aside from counter-Farage populism.
He could offer free money, no one’s buying it.
The greens are toxic bare the few who voted for them.
I don’t know how anyone can take him seriously on economics after his The Rest Is Politics interview. He’s worse than clueless. Doesn’t even know the difference between debt and deficit.
Can’t vote green because of their stances on defense and nukes. Get the best people in the world to try and sell it to me, not going to vote to declaw my own country to meet the virtue signalling sensibilities of middle class melts.
Zack Polanski said he could enlarge women’s breasts by hypnotism is he someone who you want to run a country? Hell no. The green party as a whole is disillusioned by the reality of geopolitics. Therefore I will allow the Fabian Social statement.
Many supporters of this guy feel like diet reform voters
Both clueless about the reality of what they’re supporting
I say diet because reform I actually terrible. At least the greens want a better country
He’s definitely hypnotizing a certain demographic of voter…
It is interesting that all these people, this think tank, conservatives, reform, etc. keep saying that what the others are proposing won’t work. But none are proposing solutions that will work.
Just look at the Labour government which is working hard to keep the current from getting worse (they might be succeeding, they might not be) or the previous Conservative government. Neither has made life better for the majority of people.
Can someone please come up with solutions that actually work, and we as the public focus on the measurable results instead of how we feel about the policies?