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Topic: Luxury Beliefs
Posted by: Steven Rose
Date/Time: 28/12/25 22:09:00

Luxury beliefs can be described as opinions aimed at advertising the virtue of those who express them while costing them nothing. One example is the view that the rich should be taxed to fund public services. This is often advocated by individuals who are unlikely to be asked to make a financial contribution themeselves. Another is the view that the threat posed by Hamas does not justify Israel's campaign in Gaza, a judgment easy to make from the safety of Putney. Neither of these issues is straightforward, but the individuals who profess such views are often unwilling to listen to any mitigating arguments, dismissing those who make them as 'right wing' or worse.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Luxury Beliefs28/12/25 22:09:00 Steven Rose
   Reply29/12/25 08:41:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Reply29/12/25 09:35:00 Gerry Boyce
         Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 10:19:00 Robert Wheeler
            Re:Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 10:31:00 Michael Brigo
               Bore them better29/12/25 11:14:00 David Ainsworth
                  Re:Bore them better29/12/25 13:24:00 John Hawkes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 12:00:00 Lucille Grant
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 13:21:00 John Hawkes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 15:02:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Reply29/12/25 13:20:00 John Hawkes
         Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 15:03:00 Michael Brigo
   Reply29/12/25 11:40:00 Michael Ixer
      Re:Reply29/12/25 12:50:00 Steven Rose
         Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 13:40:00 John Hawkes
      Re:Reply29/12/25 13:34:00 John Hawkes
         Re:Re:Reply29/12/25 15:07:00 Michael Brigo
            Re:Re:Re:Reply31/12/25 14:56:00 John Hawkes
         Reply29/12/25 17:16:00 Michael Ixer
            Re:Reply31/12/25 15:21:00 John Hawkes
   Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 15:17:00 John Hawkes
      Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 15:54:00 Gerry Boyce
         Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 16:52:00 Michael Brigo
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 17:13:00 Gerry Boyce
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 17:57:00 Steven Rose
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 18:18:00 David Ainsworth
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 19:09:00 Steven Rose
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 19:27:00 Gerry Boyce
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs29/12/25 19:35:00 David Ainsworth
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs30/12/25 07:44:00 Michael Brigo
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs30/12/25 09:12:00 Steven Rose
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs30/12/25 09:24:00 Gerry Boyce
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs31/12/25 16:35:00 John Hawkes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Luxury Beliefs31/12/25 15:27:00 John Hawkes

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