>My presumption is that when people consider a more-than-
>superficial commitment to a political party, they do not
>think only of short-term expediency, but, in enough cases
>to matter, think about whether the party reflects their
>vision for the future. Joining a party is not like joining
>the Price Club, if the party means anything.
You seem to be confusing socialism the philosophy (of economic governance) with socialist the party. Prabably not, though.
I'm confused about whether the Trix rabbit is related to gollum - "tricksy hobbit".
Martin