A DEFINITION
WHO IS A COMMUNIST? A ccntury ago there was a Communism—it was known in Britain—• scarcely distinguishable from earlier political movements, such as that of the Levellers in Croimvellian days, designed to promote equalitj- of rights. This later economic turn to the idea waited for the industrialising of England, and was little different from the Socialism that attracted many liberal minds: Charles Kingsley,, Tom Hughes and Frederick Denison Maurice, to name but a few outstanding exponents, were drawn to it. However, the rank and file were chiefly interested in the allurement of a re-distri-bution of wealth promising easy benefits for themselves. A rhyme of the Corn Law daj\s defined them: Who is a Communist? One that hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings.. Idler or bungler, or both, he is willing To fork out his pennj- and pocket your shilling.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Issue 2, 12 April 1940, Page 6
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143A DEFINITION Bay of Plenty Beacon, Issue 2, 12 April 1940, Page 6
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