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Love to know the thought processes of the folk who downvoted this undeniably factual observation. As Wikipedia points out "In another New Statesman article publ
by vixen99 7y ago
Love to know the thought processes of the folk who downvoted this undeniably factual observation. As Wikipedia points out "In another New Statesman article published the following year he (Mason) described himself as an "actual Marxist".
- klez 7y agoHi, I'm the downvoter. When I downvoted the post, the phrase "The end of capitalism is a matter of ideology for the author" wasn't there, or I just missed it entirely (in which case, my bad), so it looked to me like a simple ad-hominem with no rhyme or reason. Now I see what the message meant, so I retracted the downvote. Next time I'll make sure to ask for clarification before hitting the down arrow. As an aside, Mason can say whatever he wants, but every time I read him I get the distinct impression that while he may have some left-tinted idea, an a whole I wouldn't define him as "very left-wing". He looks more like a proponent of some sort of "humane capitalism". > As Wikipedia points out "In another New Statesman article published the following year he (Mason) described himself as an "actual Marxist". Not that it matters much, but I can't find it on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mason_(author) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mason_(author) (I also checked if someone removed it today, but there's nothing in the article's history that removed that phrase).
- mytailorisrich 7y agoIt's Paul Mason: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mason_(journalist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mason_(journalist) I did add the second sentence later, but I think that the first is clear enough in making the point that Mr Mason's take on capitalism is ideological.
- klez 7y ago> It's Paul Mason Ok, it's now clear I need some coffee. Sorry for all this mess.