One side – let’s call them the #pragmatists – view #politics purely in terms of #policies enacted and material change on the ground. The other – let’s call them the #idealists – see a role for demonstrating their principles and modelling them in public. It is a debate that has simmered for centuries, and yet seems to catch each new #politicalgeneration unawares."

https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6399

#labourparty
#labourpartyhistory
#UKpol
#labourpartypolitics
#LabourPartyphilosophy
#Labourvalues

@CStamp @CosmicTrigger @hannu_ikonen

Damn #idealists wanting something better than "NotTheWorst.

“…A promotional video made by Deloitte puts it directly: ‘‘Have you ever looked up at the night sky with curiosity, wondering what’s out there? Here’s an answer that might surprise you: Business opportunities.’’

Idealist may cringe, not only because the video begins with ‘‘#Space, the final frontier,’’ a phrase that already belongs to someone..“

not only #idealists - every #StarTrek & most #SciFi fans !

(thanx for gift article)

From: @sundogplanets
https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/111358906218524391

"It was one of those moments where I really realised how much of a fucked up #bubble the USA is."

As long as the people don't know better #alternatives can exist, they'll think those who call for change are #naive #idealists. Why do we rarely hear about the #systems in other countries? Why do we #overthrow alternatives in #LatinAmerica and beyond?

#Capitalism #Propaganda #Censorship #CriticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #VacationDays #JobBenefits #HealthCare #SickLeave

https://old.reddit.com/r/lostgeneration/comments/1129lck/i_hate_america/