It would be a mistake to describe the BBC's attitudes as socialism. It is rather a longstanding culture of obeisance to prevailing establishment theories, strategies and policies, combined with a fear of upsetting powerful lobby groups, whether they be big business, pro-Israeli Jewish, feminist, or the 'politically correct'.dannyrvtufc4life wrote:The socialism of the BBC shines through once again and will attack UKIP whenever they can. UKIP say something that is different to the Lib/Lab/Con and the media doesn't like it.
Just as capitalism is not synonymous with democracy, so socialism should not be confused with the underhand undemocratic tactics of groups adhering to totalitarian ideologies. To do so would be to ignore, for example, Democratic Socialism and Christian Socialism. Or, on the other hand, the monopolies of global corporations who blackmail and impose dictatorial policies upon employees, customers, communities and nation states alike.
Totalitarianism arises out of extremism, of both the political left and right. Indeed both fascist and communist governments have in the past described themselves as 'socialist' in attempting to gain legitimacy among the populations they ruled.
Move far enough to the left or to the right round the circumference, and you will find the totalitarian extremists of left and right together on the far side of the table, diametrically opposed to democracy, reasonableness, fairness and freedom. Socialism and for that matter Conservatism are not even halfway round that circumference, but are always liable to be high-jacked by those extremists. And so it is up to the rest of us to be ever vigilant against that possibility..