Articles with tag “Democracy”
Let’s Talk About Bell
The good people at Bell, through their Let’s Talk campaign, are once again donating money to mental health initiatives. Isn’t that nice of them? Well, no, it’s not, on several levels. First and foremost, if they really care about mental health then surely they can just donate the money anyway, rather than only do so if people share their Facebook posts.
On Socialists and Scotsmen
Us socialists are often accused of preaching a failed ideology; one which has been shown to inevitably result in totalitarianism and impoverishment. I tend to respond by saying that I don’t see how socialism can have failed when the world has yet to see a socialist society. The inevitable objection that is given, not only by the right but also by the centre-left, is that this is an example of the “No True Scotsman Fallacy.” However, I feel that they are misunderstanding my point.
