XPost: uk.radio.amateur, uk.politics.misc, uk.d-i-y 
 From: roger@hayter.org 
  
 abelard  wrote: 
  
 > On Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:39:29 +0100, roger@hayter.org (Roger Hayter) 
 > wrote: 
 > 
 > >The Natural Philosopher  wrote: 
 > > 
 > >> On 13/10/2019 16:45, Roger Hayter wrote: 
  
  
 > >> > 
 > >> > Socialism is by defiinition internationalist.  That is not to say that 
 > >> > socialists shouldn't be patriotic and back there own country  in a 
 > >> > genuine dispute.  But, whatever it calls itself, a nationalist party 
 is 
 > >> > *not* socialist but something else entirely. 
 > >> > 
 > >> > 
 > >> Rubbish 
 > > 
 > >You say that because you use a crass, simplistic economic definition 
 > >socialism that would apply equally to a benevolent absolute monarchy or 
 > >even a caliphate. 
 > 
 > and i thought he said it because it is rubbish!! 
  
 That is the other reason he said it, because he was talking rubbish, but 
 I was too courteous to poin that out, 
  
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