tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921236871306185015.post2805546851797104679..comments2023-11-04T20:27:58.347+01:00Comments on The Lord Bassington-Bassington Chronicles: Radical dandyismLord Bassington-Bassingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879057924117948109noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921236871306185015.post-10630106619125918342011-06-18T18:58:13.546+02:002011-06-18T18:58:13.546+02:00Mr. Slaughter, Laguna Beach Fogey: As I made it cl...Mr. Slaughter, Laguna Beach Fogey: As I made it clear I do not support the Worker-Dandies political position, but I see much sense in their manifesto. The sort of Conservatism I find myself more and more attracted to has a lot in common with the old-fashioned left. I’d say I agree word-for-word with about two-thirds of what’s in this manifesto, and that’s more than reason enough to recommend it. It’s rare that I read something I even halfway agree with (even if agreement is hardly the point, the fun is to read things that force you to think).<br /><br />There are forms of egalitarianism I support, just as there are forms of elitism I find sensible. But there are varieties of both that I have very little time for. But ultimately, I find discussing egalitarianism about as irrelevant as discussing racial differences between humans, as humans are subservient to Basset Hounds anyway.<br /><br />Mr. Grønseth: Yes, and you’re putting your finger on what has long been a driving force in my scepticism towards utopian ideologies like Communism. It usually ends up with even worse people in power than the lot we have now. If only people would listen more to us Hounds.<br /><br />WDI: It was my pleasure, I really enjoyed your website. And yes, it is an ambition of mine to attend the Chap Olympics, but even if I am in London regularly I’m afraid I won’t make it this year. Our travel plans are more Germanic this summer.Lord Bassington-Bassingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879057924117948109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921236871306185015.post-32556059275228481492011-06-18T18:06:05.118+02:002011-06-18T18:06:05.118+02:00I thank you for taking the time to write about us,...I thank you for taking the time to write about us, Sir.<br />If, by any chance, you make it over for the Chap Olympics I should like to say hello.Vintage Scanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920951085224299434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921236871306185015.post-65755966446975555352011-06-18T16:02:14.673+02:002011-06-18T16:02:14.673+02:00This is nonsense.
Worker-Dandies are nothing mor...This is nonsense. <br /><br />Worker-Dandies are nothing more than bitter egalitarians, jealous of the rich and beautiful. <br /><br />Dandyism is by its very nature opposed to egalitarianism. <br /><br />I am suspicious of any organisation that takes a stand against forced labour.Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921236871306185015.post-13707092385476767302011-06-18T15:27:37.076+02:002011-06-18T15:27:37.076+02:00I will just have to point out here that respectful...I will just have to point out here that respectfully, Mr. Slaughter is wrong. For one there is a certain... political distance... between those adherent to state funded medical and educational services funded through progressive taxes, and those considering McDonald's a Fascist corporation warranting firebombing.<br /><br />Secondly, for an ideology that gave us the Mao suit actual communism is historically packed with dandies? Those communist leaders in the early 20th century eschewed neckties symbolically, but it was more a fashion statement than anything else (how many Russian serfs are oppressed by a Four in Hand being knotted?). Mr. Berthold Brecht probably had more pairs of designer eyeglasses than the His Lordship's secretary has shoes, and apart from Stalin's insistence on uniforms the Soviet leadership in pictures after WWII show a propensity for Italian style suits (which really tells us more about Soviet style leadership than they'd like letting on I bet). <br /><br />Yes, you can be on the far Left and wear tattered jeans and "Fight the Power" hoodies with paint stains for street cred, but Socialists can be snappy dressers too. After all, most of us come from the Upper Crust sociologically...Kristian Grønsethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921236871306185015.post-85437696919886815952011-06-18T14:47:01.858+02:002011-06-18T14:47:01.858+02:00I can't imagine a position more in opposition ...I can't imagine a position more in opposition to Dandyism than Communism. Celebrating the drab jump-suited "working classes". Hell, you needn't get to the second half of that at all, as promoting "working" seems dreadfully anti-dandy.<br />But they do, and so I will be a bit boorish and suggest that anyone who promotes "class warfare" is promoting warfare against Dandies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369758002755635822noreply@blogger.com