Champagne socialist

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“”When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want to talk about inequality.
—Russell Brand[1]

"Champagne socialist" is a term used against critics of capitalism. It subjects critics to an Appeal to hypocrisy logical fallacy, to dismiss any and all arguments and criticisms against capitalism.

The term was coined by a confederate solider, George Cary Eggleston, who remained his entire life a complete defender of white supremacy and slavery by championing the Lost Cause.[2]

As a snarl word, it's used primarily by folks who believe in shooting the messenger that people who have been the beneficiaries of capitalism should be precluded from criticizing its failures and shortcomings.

Some examples

The term was first used to criticise the first Labour government of Ramsay MacDonald,[3] Oscar Wilde,[4] and even the non-socialist New Labour.[5]

Other terms

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ It comes from the Indian Coffee House, which is a federation of worker co-operatives

References

  1. ↑ Quote by Russell Brand
  2. ↑ George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911)
  3. ↑ What's the problem with champagne socialism?
  4. ↑ Will Shelf: Oscar Wilde, champagne socialism and why I am voting Labour
  5. ↑ How Blair's New Labour went flat for champagne socialism by the Torygraph
  6. ↑ Smoked Salmon Socialists and Others. Irish Times, 28 October 1998.
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