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Would Labour turn this country into a communist state?

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OldMeg Sat 03-Mar-18 07:15:41

Yes, I’ve read some of those ridiculous claims on some threads. I suppose some people only see life in black and white and are incapable of seeing shades in between.

Politically it would be impossible in the U.K.

suzied Sat 03-Mar-18 07:04:16

Communism Is a totalitarian ideology which would abolish all other political
Parties, imprison or murder opponents, forcibly seize all property in private ownership, abolish religion, I could go on. Haven’t read any of that in the manifesto.

paddyann Fri 02-Mar-18 23:15:10

never read so much nonsense in my life..Britain and particularly England couldn't possibly BE further from "communism" whatever those poor deluded souls think it is.Even the left wing in England is right wing in many other countries.By far the most left leaning party in this disunited kingdom is the SNP and they are light years away from communism.I just wish people wouldn't latch onto a name and think it means one thing when in fact it clearly means nothing of the sort .Corbyns "socialism" is nothing like old fashioned communism despite what MSM says about him...and I'm not one of his supporters..his socialism is pretty watered down too ..to a level the original labour party way back in the last century would fail to recognise it or its manifesto.I think anyone who really thinks this is communism needs to get some education ..or help . Reeks of McCarthyism in the 50's ...anything you disagree with MUST be communist ....why not say all Tory ideology is Fascist ...makes just as much sense ?And at least theres a semblance of truth there .

Bridgeit Fri 02-Mar-18 23:04:46

Unless in a small community

Bridgeit Fri 02-Mar-18 23:03:51

State owned, & equally divide wealth , fantastic idea,but not practicaly sustainable.

MaizieD Fri 02-Mar-18 22:52:02

How would they do it?

What is a 'communist way of life'?

Bridgeit Fri 02-Mar-18 22:47:51

Possibly with the current line up of the LP, when one listens to some comments ,it does send alarm bells ringing. The problem is that those who may advocate a communist way of life do so, so long as they are the ones calling the shots.

MaizieD Fri 02-Mar-18 21:53:23

I've been dipping in and out of the anti-Corbyn threads and I find that a persistent theme is, if Labour get into power they will try to impose communism on the nation.

What I'm really interested to know is what exactly do the people who claim this mean by 'communist' and how do they think a Labour government would achieve turning the UK communist?