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| − | A '''champagne socialist''' is someone who, while possessed of great riches, supports [[socialist]] policies which have the aim of denying prosperity to other members of the community. These hypocrites, common in the [[ | + | A '''champagne socialist''' is someone who, while possessed of great riches, supports [[socialist]] policies which have the aim of denying prosperity to other members of the community.<ref>Lott, Maxim (March 11, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-socialist-from-chavez-to-castro-leaders-who-lived-the-high-life Lifestyles of the Rich and Socialist: From Chavez to Castro, leaders who lived the high life]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref> These [[Liberal hypocrisy|hypocrites]], common in the [[Labour Party]] and elsewhere in the [[United Kingdom]], are similar to [[limousine liberal]]s in the [[United States]]. The term "champagne socialist" derives from a combination of "socialist" and "[[champagne]]", an expensive, bubbly [[wine]] typically enjoyed by the rich. |
| − | [[Category: | + | ==Examples of champagne socialists== |
| + | *[[Lord Longford]], wealthy [[British]] [[socialist]] | ||
| + | *[[Robert Maxwell]], [[socialist]] [[MP]], publisher and fraudster | ||
| + | *[[Harold Pinter]], socialist playwright and doyen of the Camden Hill<ref>a munificently wealthy district of west [[London]], where he lives with the former wife of a Lord</ref> Set, a band of resistance fighters against claimed conservative "oppression". | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Limousine liberal]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Socialism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberal Deceit]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:05, March 11, 2019
A champagne socialist is someone who, while possessed of great riches, supports socialist policies which have the aim of denying prosperity to other members of the community.[1] These hypocrites, common in the Labour Party and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, are similar to limousine liberals in the United States. The term "champagne socialist" derives from a combination of "socialist" and "champagne", an expensive, bubbly wine typically enjoyed by the rich.
Examples of champagne socialists
- Lord Longford, wealthy British socialist
- Robert Maxwell, socialist MP, publisher and fraudster
- Harold Pinter, socialist playwright and doyen of the Camden Hill[2] Set, a band of resistance fighters against claimed conservative "oppression".
See also
References
- ↑ Lott, Maxim (March 11, 2019). Lifestyles of the Rich and Socialist: From Chavez to Castro, leaders who lived the high life. Fox News. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ a munificently wealthy district of west London, where he lives with the former wife of a Lord