London: Ealing What is fascism? Thu 10 Dec, 7.30pm Zaytoon Cafe,
12 Bond St,
Ealing Broadway, W5 5AA

Is this likely to be a moment of self realisation? Perhaps they just put mirrors around the room.

Well google has an answer with “define: fascism”
top of the list:
a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government

But, if you’re intent on changing a party from the inside and winning the battle of ideas, why don’t you join the Socialist Worker’s Party (www.swp.org.uk) and change them to libertarians.

If you’re going to be a member of any party then surely it’s best to join a party that most closely reflects your ideals… **LPUK** * hint hint*. It would then at least be 8 men, a dog, 1 woman and a cat with LASER eyes.

Charlotte, if you are declining to take part in politics, you’re an idiot. I of course mean an idiot in it’s original meaning, used in Athenian democracy. I actually hope that I could afford to be an idiot, too. It would be much easier to just mind of my own business and ignore what’s happening in public life. Unfortunately, I’m not immune to what happens in the wider society around me. If liberals refuse to participate to the decision making, others wont, and the result will be so much worse for all of us.

I also don’t think that the Libertarian Party would be a viable option considering the current voting system. Libertarians would do better by participating to the work of Liberal Democrats and trying to influence its political direction. When the obecjtives on which the libertarians can agree with other liberals have been achieved, the libertarians can, if they wont, break away and continue on their own way.

All the parties – the entire political establishment – are utterly vacuous these days. None of them stand for what they used to stand for. There’ll all totally shallow and self-serving. And they’ve all got their snouts in the trough too.

Walk away from it all. Go your own way. You’ll find one.

I’d just do it, and not fuss about the badge.