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I don't doubt that there is a sprinkling of left wing aristocrats who want socialism for everybody else, by the way. I think you are somewhat muddled - it is a person of left-wing persuasion who puts as his title "classwar" - I would agree with you that there should be no such thing, which is...

That is undoubtedly true, when talking about political party membership, but I was not talking about that, as you know. My point was that one should not get too over-excited, impressive as a figure of 30,000 is, and claim that the country is rejoicing, because when one looks at the population as...

Does this now mean that "classwar" will now disappear and that you won't be pressing the ignore button when "right-wingers" have their say, as you proudly announced last week?

The figure quoted of those rushing to join is indeed small fry, as you know. That is all I am saying in response to those who claim that the country is rejoicing! You are now introducing another element, notably what the future might well hold. I have made no comment about that and you are quite...

With respect that is not the point as yet articulated, just that we have heard so much of surges etc etc. It is rather your opinion detailing speculation that it might be indicative of something bigger, and for all I and anyone else knows, you may be right. But I do agree that we do not know...

The numbers joining may be impressive but in terms of the electorate or the population as a whole, it is pretty small fry. This is the point. I have to say that I don't totally see the relevance of the bold statement as a response to my post. I am simply questioning the numbers game, and I can...

The sheer volume, you say. I don't know the numbers but do recall a post saying that since his coronation, there had been 30,000 who had joined. This may be impressive in such a short period of time, but is still a very small number for a country of this size. All I am saying is that the many...

I think you are being rather unfair and certainly selective. It is a huge exaggeration to say that JC has captured the imagination etc - he has energised the left of the left who felt that they were under-represented in parliament -nothing more, nothing less. The vital word is eligible, not the...

That may be the case, but that is hardly what I was pointing out.

I think you might have joined the debate rather late -not in any way an insult, by the way. I probably could have phrased it better, and yes, I see why you think it is odd. Many folk in their euphoria at JC's elevation had made all sorts of extravagant claims that basically the country was...

Probably we differ on our interpretations of "popular". I was thinking of the country as a whole, when it would be absurd to say that he is where he is due to popular demand. His elevation is clearly controversial even within his own party! You are talking about the converted, when "tens of...

That may be true for you, and you will not be the first on here who has then gone on to say that "huge swathes" and "hundreds of thousands" agree in an attempt to lend a bit of credence. He has been in the political wilderness for decades and there is surely a reason for this. Yes, he did win...

I don't particularly relish the thought of Corbyn becoming PM, but do tend to agree that this is just an attempt to have a go. and is really a storm in a tea cup. Had he sung with gusto, then doubtless he would have been accused of betraying his principles. As you say, had he openly shown...

The Independent has rather smudged the issue here. Whilst the majority of the public might well be in favour of an agreement to ban nuclear weapons throughout the world, Corbyn believes in unilateral disarmament. That is something totally different. I strongly suspect that the majority are...

You are rather muddled, my friend. The only mention you made about policy in our exchange is: Human nature does involve the survival of the fittest and primarily self-interested motivations - which is why we desperately need leadership and policy making from someone like Corbyn. There is no...

What on earth are you talking about? What policy? You picked up originally on my point about the hypocrisy of East German communist leaders, and said that JC would not tolerate that sort of obscenity. I pointed out that one of his close allies is already guilty of the same sort of hypocrisy that...

ON the subject of typical post! Your substantive point, as you put it, was that general corruption and self seeking would not be a part of his government. Agreed? I did acknowledge that whilst this may apply to him personally, I used an individual case to illustrate that the substantive general...

No, he personally might not, for all I know, though his past has hardly been marred by poverty! But that is no guarantee that his cronies will think the same - they too are human beings with "primarily self-interested motivations". Just ask Mrs Abbott, who loves the ides of comprehensives for...

I know this is tongue in cheek. I used to see German grandparents every year in the time of the existence of East Germany, and they lived very close to the town in Bavaria, where the railway line crossed into East Germany - one of the very few that did. When the trains crossed into the workers...

That word "correct" more than any other reminds me starkly of East Germany.