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There is a tendancy to label people as "right wing uncaring bastards" when actually the vast majority simply believe that hard work and effort should be rewarded whilst laziness and apathy should not.

Some people just don't get it. :lol:

The vast majority of people on both the left and right subscribe to that view.

The difference arises over the level of reward a person should get for their "hard work and effort".

Ultimately it's his festival and he is very very unlikely to allow a balanced political debate to take place.

behave!

Or maybe it's his Stalinist streak that has major tory party figures with decades of attendances dying in his bogs? ;):lol:

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I'm intrigued by someone's statement that: hard work should be rewarded YES

, people who contribute less should receive less YES and those who get dealt a tough hand should be looked after by charities.NO- they should be helped and encouraged to get back on their feet.

Who's defining the 'tough hand'? No-one afaik What assessment criteria are you going to use for that? What happens to those who've worked hard for 25 yrs, never claimed benefits and suddenly lose their job and can't get another one? They should be helped out absolutely. They should receive a certain amount of benefit that is directly related to the amount of money that they have previously contributed to the system. Is that charity who sorts that, or do they get rewarded for hard work? No it's the governement

What about the elderly? Same When you turn 65 is there some kind of sorting hat where if you've got 100% NI contributions you go to care home heaven and if not you got to hell? I wouldn't say "hell", there should be a minimum level of aid Is there a point to that when the former can afford their own care better than the latter? I absolutely fundamentally disagree with this. You could have 2 people in identical jobs, paid the same all their life. One is careful and puts away a nest egg for their retirement, one decides to have a great time and spends all their money. Why should the former be penalised for being sensible?

What if their isn't any charity money and people die because they can't afford care? Minimum level of aid as per above.Do you care, and if not, are you and your parents in the former or latter category?

I'm genuinely curious.

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Some people just don't get it. :lol:

The vast majority of people on both the left and right subscribe to that view.

The difference arises over the level of reward a person should get for their "hard work and effort".

behave!

Or maybe it's his Stalinist streak that has major tory party figures with decades of attendances dying in his bogs? ;):lol:

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Why do you think Eavis is a socialist? Glastonbury oppose the things that tried to destroy the festival unsurprisingly, and it just so happens the majority of those things are alligned to the right wing. That doesn't make the festival "socialist", its anything but.

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Absolutely agree. Any form of labelling and judgement based on one particular belief, such as 'believes in sharing and kindness = subversive socialist' or 'believes in an open market = oppressive Tory voting scum' is pathetic and lazy, and yet such slurs are banded around with alarming regularity. Can't be bothered to form an argument? Just slander the opposing person/view with a lazy generalisation.

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Jesus, the more of these treads I read on here the more I question why the hell am I bothering going to Glastonbury.

Give me a bunch of kids, pissed up partying over a bunch of people having a polictal debate at a festival any day of the week and this is coming from someone who is a member of the labour party and used to represent a union at national level (although not anymore, saw the inner workings of unions and I now I hate them)

Its a festival, get drunk, watch bands and have fun. Want to talk to me about politics there, I will politely tell you to fuck off.

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