Is this man a Marxist ... ?

He's clearly an admirer of Marx work

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He previously told Andrew Marr: ‘Marx analysed what was happening in a quite brilliant way. The philosophy around Marx is absolutely fascinating. Does it all apply now? Philosophy applies at all times.


Corbyn would like to see a fairer society where power is shared out better
‘Do we then take that as a way in which we ensure people have reasonable security in their lives through public ownership of the major monopolies, then I think that is a fair point to look it. It’s not unpopular with the public.’
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From Metro.co.uk

One problem is Marx never specified the dictatorship that Lenin imposed in Russia, imposed in Eastern Europe by Russia, adapted in China, Korea, Cuba etc. That is Leninism not purely Marxist

Clearly not. Marxism, put simply, would have the government control the resources of, and the means of production of goods and services. Under Marxism, there'd be no private property, all owned by the state. That's just about as far from the policies Bernie and Corbyn set out as you can get.

In point of fact, if you really want to get technical and nitpick terms, pure socialism would have the populace, i. e. workers, control the resources of, and the means, of production of goods and services, essentially the exact OPPOSITE of Marxism.

Socialist policies of the flavor Bernie and Corbyn describe, I would say, are designed to 'unrig' the system to favor all of society instead of the owner class. Mild, at best.

Per, here's a description of the flow of money with these kinds of socialist policies.

Money > Government > People

Programs like this in the past provided roads, Fire departments, police departments, militaries, civic services... the indispensable things we already have.

Under a Marxist doctrine, here's the cash flow, as it were:

Money > Government

Under this... throw in hefty dose of corruption and you actually do get the Soviet Union. Cue the dramatic music.

To speak from a personal perspective across the ocean from you guys, I'd much rather have my taxes pay for some kid's education and a Cleveland granny's healthcare than line some rich dickhead's pocket.

Of course, this isn't going to convince anybody on this thread. If you're too dense to take things objectively, this will slide right off you.

Well nearly all labour or workers parties are. Marx got people to look at the world in a very different way. That being said the biggest and most relevant difference between socialists of Corbyn's ilk and a communist is their position on Lenin not Marx.

I don’t know but he looks like he could use a shave and a pint or two.

Yep. He's your version of Bernie Sanders.

So many people say yes. I am so scared of having him as a Prime Minister here in UK.

Meantime a few thousand geriatrics will tell us who our next Prime Minister will be. Bojo the Clown or Jeremy Rhyming-slang.

If you're reading this in USA Trump would be a sensible option compared to these two twats. That's how bad it is.

Who is it? 🧐

No way would I want this man in charge of security in this country,

nimbus wow not you have told me something I never knew there was a fifth marx brother groucho zeppo chico harpo and Jeremy hmmm

nimbus is this something like doctor who robin cook has regenerated and come back as Jeremy Corbyn 😀

Nah - he’s the man who likes photographing manhole covers 😂

Perhaps, but that facial expression just screams out [b]fascism[/b].

nimbus oh you mean he shops at marks and spencers 😀