An update - Signed up as a labour party supporter so in a sense, voting is reserved now.
Strange signup process though: * the form did not have a Mx option, nor Other gender - yet very insistent on solving male/female question. * Paying the suggested amounts 3, 5 and 10 pounds, produced a server not found event. Worked fine when typed £3 in other amount option. * Background, of repeated Text images was like a way to 90's web without a smile... Anyhow, feels a bit strange to be in such a link with a well established political party, but deed is indeed done. Cheers and have much fun before the rain! aharonx yy >> On 10 August 2015 at 08:52, none <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >>> Dear Jeremy Corbyn, >>> >>> >>> >>> Hope this finds you, and/or a trusted assistant very well indeed. >>> >>> >>> >>> Am considering to register as a labour party supporter with the >>> intention of voting for you in the leadership elections. However, some >>> questions prickle my mind, for which am hoping to get some relevant >>> replies. >>> >>> Since i suspect these prickling questions might be shared with other >>> people - this email is open and shared via personal contacts and >>> mailing lists. >>> >>> More regarding context - in Notes bellow signature. >>> Am kind of rushing into questions while assuming, hopefully not too >>> incorrectly, it might assist readability. >>> >>> Question #1 >>> Will a labour party with your leadership, be open and willing for >>> dialogues with both like minded and interested people?* (Debate note) >>> >>> Question #2 >>> Have read somewhere that you rather people Not vote for you if they do >>> not feel represented by your views and policies - a very commendable >>> stance, imho. >>> >>> The following might be an over interpretation and misunderstanding >>> what was actually meant - hence please excuse a certain bluntness: >>> Would you >>> welcome a vote from a person like me who sees potential similarities >>> in directions of ideas you support, rather than being represented by >>> these ideas*?(Policies note) >>> >>> Question #2.1 >>> Another, related feeling of unease is to do with being a labour >>> supporter. >>> >>> I didn't - and wouldn't - support neo-liberal, blairite labour. >>> >>> >>> >>> However, I have always considered the labour party more palatable >>> than the tories. eg, think that if in one's constituency the "choice" >>> is between labour and tory - vote labour precisely because then it >>> gives more weight for people with links and dependencies to social >>> oriented considerations in political views. Does it qualify a person >>> like me to sign up as a supporter? >>> >>> Question #3 >>> Suppose it turns out that perhaps there is a positive argument to be >>> made in favour of someone like me voting for you. I'd like to have a >>> clue whether or not, if you were to be the labour party leader, you'd >>> prioritise aspects of public policies. e.g. education over foreign >>> aid and defence, etc.. >>> >>> If there will be such prioritising, where about in the scale of >>> importance culture - including art, science and technology >>> developments - might find >>> itself?* (Culture note) >>> >>> Considering this might be slightly late in terms of the 12th august >>> deadline for getting involved, am considering a payment of £3 as a >>> possible way to ensure there is enough time to mull over whether or >>> not to vote. >>> >>> There's a whole bunch of other, more specific questions, however they >>> are, in my view, more specific and perhaps less appropriate here. >>> >>> Cheers, best regards and many advanced thanks for any ideas and >>> suggestions! >>> >>> aharon xx >>> >>> Thanks for all who suggested stuff to do with this email!! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Notes: >>> >>> >>> >>> * A general note >>> >>> >>> >>> Following May 2015 elections, there was a time when it seemed only >>> new-labour linked people might run for the party's leadership. >>> >>> At that time, I thought this might be strange because in the past >>> there were at least Token candidates from the more socialist wings of >>> labour. When your candidacy was announced, I thought this would be >>> such a token leadership run - hence am pleasantly surprised there is >>> an actual chance someone of your views being elected as the labour >>> leader. >>> >>> >>> * Policies note >>> In my opinion, if Blair and Co took labour - and the UK - firmly >>> towards 19th century socio-economic practices and debate references >>> that inspired some of Dickens' best novels; the kind of socialism you >>> seem to represent is firmly in the 20th century. Eg policies like: >>> nationalisation, and national education services*. (national >>> education services note) >>> >>> Personally, for example, am more interested, in >>> commonisation*(common note) than nationalisation, and a wide scope >>> for experimenting with solutions for public services and education. >>> >>> >>> * Debate note >>> It seems that with your kind of views leading the Labour party, >>> perhaps the debate can turn in the direction people with my kind of >>> views think it should. E.g. services that are - or become - a public >>> requirement, should be commonised if private and remain of the >>> common if already as such. >>> >>> This "debate reference" argument to vote for you is linked to Owen >>> Jones' >>> point about preference for debating with a Labour government, rather >>> than fight a Tory one. ( >>> >>> http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/08/owen-jones-right-are-moc >>> ki ng-jeremy-corbyn-because-secretly-they-fear-him ) These kind of >>> views perhaps have a realpolitik feel - assuming there might indeed be >>> a willingness for dialogical rather than theatrical debates. >>> >>> * Culture note >>> The reference is regarding developments that are culturally oriented. >>> Art, >>> science and technology are general examples, and hopefully do not >>> preclude relevant developments in other interests, be it, for >>> example, education, driving, swimming, hacking, plumbing, etc.. >>> >>> * Common orientation note >>> In reference to what seems a yet to be well established notion of >>> making public services in and of the common. eg: >>> http://dougald.nu/fullcommonism/ >>> http://is.gd/AfbrTH >>> http://is.gd/come2common >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indu_Prakash_Singh >>> http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/17806/ >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.networkedlabour.net/2015/02/the-internet-and-social-media- >>> at -a-crossroads-capitalism-or-commonism/ >>> >>> >>> >>> * National education service note >>> The idea of a national education service seems, to me, be actually a >>> Training - work skills provision - focused proposal. In my mind >>> education is to do with questioning that which is considered known, >>> and the skills involved with that, rather than specific work/job >>> related skill. While this distinction might sound on the scale of >>> pompousness and semantic for some, fair enough. Yes, on some levels it >>> is indeed meaningless, however, I think that, as illustrated in: >>> >>> http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/08/jeremy-corbyn-proposing- >>> na tional-education-service-would-it-work - the policy and activity >>> ideas seem to be focused on the training side of learning, and perhaps >>> education requires policies as well..? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>> >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
