Would the UK population accept communism?

[McWigglebum4th]

If everyone got a free iPhone every year?

More and more believe the state has a magic money pot and all businesses are evil


So if a party cropped up promising state control of everything, no big businesses and free iPhones


Would they win?

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FiF said:

Ignoring the comedy premise of the question in the OP it is interesting to wonder if the UK populace would have accepted communism.

It has been argued that there are certain British traits, queuing for one at a superficial level, that suggests Britain would be more receptive to true Communism.

Another view is to note that the country and the politicians work and pull together when faced with a significant common crisis or danger, eg wartime. Does the public work in a more coordinated accepting way when working together for a joint cause, eg war communism?

Sorry if that's a serious response. However it's too late now imo, that ship has sailed.

Also if you anyone starts a thread about what would you do if you were PM it reads like this

BAN this
Ban That
Ban so and SO
BAN
BAN
BAN
BAN
BAN


etc and so on

I think the british love to see everything being controlled by the government

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FredClogs said:

Funny to choose an Iphone as the bribe, given that they're designed by a company pretty much run as a personality cult, assembled by an indentured workforce "freed" from the tyranny of communism to carry the guiding light of capitalism - by communists.

We do have a society that cares passionately about the poor but at the same time would happily stab someone in the face to get a new iPhone

I think an iPhone is perfect

Style over substance