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But, anyhow, they displayed great sincerity, enthusiasm, and devotion, suffering many things for their cause, and acting in the only way which is at all practical in our plutocracy  to wit, by making their fellow rich exceedingly uncomfortable. You may say that no one newspaper took up the cause, but, at least, it was not boycotted. BUT ANYHOW THEY DISPLAYED GREAT SINCERITY ENTHUSIASM AND DEVOTION SUFFERING MANY THINGS FOR THEIR CAUSE AND ACTING IN THE ONLY WAY WHICH IS AT ALL PRACTICAL IN OUR PLUTOCRACY TO WIT BY MAKING THEIR FELLOW RICH EXCEEDINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE YOU MAY SAY THAT NO ONE NEWSPAPER TOOK UP THE CAUSE BUT AT LEAST IT WAS NOT BOYCOTTED
ow canalized the whole thing into the direction of their "Servile State." I myself am no more than middle-aged, but I can remember the time when popular newspapers such as "The Star" openly printed arguments in favour of Collectivism, and though to-day those arguments are never heard in the Press--largely because the Fabian Society has itself abandoned Collectivism in favour of forced labour--yet we may be certain that a Capitalist paper would not have discussed them at all, still less have supported them, unless it had been compelled. The newspapers simply _could_ not ignore Socialism at a time when Socialism still commanded a really strong body of opinion among the wealthy. It was the same with the Suffrage for Women, which cry a clique of wealthy ladies got up in London. I have never myself quite understood why these wealthy ladies wanted such an absurdity as the modern franchise, or why they so blindly hated the Christian institution of the Family. I suppose it was some perversion. ISCUSSION AND THEY HAVE BY NOW CANALIZED THE WHOLE THING INTO THE DIRECTION OF THEIR SERVILE STATE I MYSELF AM NO MORE THAN MIDDLE AGED BUT I CAN REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN POPULAR NEWSPAPERS SUCH AS THE STAR OPENLY PRINTED ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF COLLECTIVISM AND THOUGH TO DAY THOSE ARGUMENTS ARE NEVER HEARD IN THE PRESS LARGELY BECAUSE THE FABIAN SOCIETY HAS ITSELF ABANDONED COLLECTIVISM IN FAVOR OF FORCED LABOUR YET WE MAY BE CERTAIN THAT A CAPITALIST PAPER WOULD NOT HAVE DISCUSSED THEM AT ALL STILL LESS HAVE SUPPORTED THEM UNLESS IT HAD BEEN COMPELLED THE NEWSPAPERS SIMPLY COULD NOT IGNORE SOCIALISM AT A TIME WHEN SOCIALISM STILL COMMANDED A REALLY STRONG BODY OF OPINION AMONG THE WEALTHY IT WAS THE SAME WITH THE SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN WHICH CRY A CLICK OF WEALTHY LADIES GOT UP IN LONDON I HAVE NEVER MYSELF QUITE UNDERSTOOD WHY THESE WEALTHY LADIES WANTED SUCH AN ABSURDITY AS THE MODERN FRANCHISE OR WHY THEY SO BLINDLY HATED THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONAL FAMILY I SUPPOSE IT WAS SOME PERVERSION
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