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Socialist Sonnet No. 249
Going through the Motions
Fine promises are all too glibly made
In a conference hall, filled with delegates
Gathered from the political estate,
Where future electoral plans are being laid.
All this nation’s ills are the fault, of course,
Of other parties, but power won’t be lost
With well thought through proposals, fingers crossed:
All delivered with rhetorical force.
The only real obstacle is the cost,
Because money’s always in short supply.
Profits remain sacrosanct, which is why
Though politicians try, markets won’t be bossed.
Conference approves what has been arranged
And then departs; yet nothing will have changed.
D. A.
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Odd world isn’t it?
Odd world, isn’t it?
October 1, 2026
Nowadays, an accumulator (a single bet on, e.g, 5 horse races) has a cash-out option. If the first 2 nags win, a gambler with nagging doubts about the remaining selections can cancel the bet and take the current winnings. Rational, no?
Rational too is the capitalist with nagging doubts about future elections who cashes out some of the wealth gifted by the workers to bet on politicians who, if the electoral gamble comes off, will doubtless ‘work’ tirelessly to defend donors’ sectional interests. To do that, they will also have to act in the interests of the owning class generally by defending the biggest accumulator of them all – the profit system. (see also October’s editorial)