oh my gosh I can't type intriuging

but yeah seems like something to look into

apparently the labour party grew out of it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society

Why do communist/socialist always choose symbolism that makes them look like classic bad guys?

"They [Fabian Socialists] were going to create a just society for the British workers—the beginning of a welfare state, cheap council housing, free medicine and dental treatment, free spectacles, generous unemployment benefits. Of course, for students from the colonies, like Singapore and Malaya, it was a great attraction as the alternative to communism. We did not see until the 1970s that that was the beginning of big problems contributing to the inevitable decline of the British economy."

So they chose their name by the inspiration of a Roman who used Guerilla-like military tactics to engage a superior army.

So they're... Geurilla Intellectuals.

edgy af

"For the right moment you must wait, as Fabius did most patiently, when warring against Hannibal, though many censured his delays; but when the time comes you must strike hard, as Fabius did, or your waiting will be in vain, and fruitless."

Hysterical

wtf does that mean then

Sounds gay

that's a creepy way to think about your ideological quest

Fabian Society Colorized

"The major influence on the Labour Party and on the English-speaking socialist movement worldwide, has meant that Fabianism became one of the main inspirations of international social democracy. An American Fabian Society was established in Boston in February 1895 by Rev. W. D. P. Bliss, a prominent Christian socialist.[42] The group published a periodical, The American Fabian, and issued a small series of pamphlets.[42] Around the same time a parallel organization emerged on the Pacific coast, centered in California, under the influence of socialist activist Laurence Gronlund.[42]"

Communists looking dumb with an L on their forehead

So they've since abondoned that logo, and changed it to a tortoise.

fucking wow

[Laurence] Gronlund is best remembered for his pioneering work in adapting the International Socialism of Karl Marx and Ferdinand Lassalle to the American idiom in his popular 1884 book, The Cooperative Commonwealth...and the American socialist movement of the 1880s and 1890s.

no wonder Cali is so fucked up

apparently this guy was pretty influential back in the day... I actually wonder how much of an impact he had

Immediately upon its inception, the Fabian Society began attracting many prominent contemporary figures drawn to its socialist cause, including George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells...Even Bertrand Russell briefly became a member, but resigned after he expressed his belief that the Society's principle of entente (in this case, between countries allying themselves against Germany) could lead to war.

Snapping turtles are more Badass

They'll fuck you up and your entire family

"The first Fabian Society pamphlets advocating tenets of social justice coincided with the zeitgeist of Liberal reforms during the early 1900s, including eugenics."

what the fuck

how far back does social justice go?

this rabbit hole just keeps going

"The Fabians lobbied for the introduction of a minimum wage in 1906, for the creation of a universal health care system in 1911"

"Through the course of the 20th century the group has always been influential in Labour Party circles, with members including...more recently Shirley Williams, Tony Blair"

"Direct or indirect Fabian influence may also be seen in the liberal socialism of Carlo Rosselli (founder, with his brother Nello Rosselli, of the anti-fascist group's Giustizia e Libertà)"

of course they're allied with the anti-fascists

classic

On tortoises and socialism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSsh7ZDJ0ZU

"It'll get ya....eventually"

https://youtu.be/2ulpcv-xJpA

Proactive misinformation

yeah right, I'm in australia and just checked out the Fabian Society. I have no idea of the foothold they have here

I hope they don't have a foothold