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Thread #162822   Message #3878749
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
26-Sep-17 - 04:09 AM
Thread Name: BS: Robert Owen
Subject: RE: BS: Robert Owen
Jim, much of the teaching of Jesus would now be termed socialist, and many others since throughout history.
The Wiki page on Socialism has this,
"The first "self-conscious" socialist movements developed in the 1820s and 1830s. The Owenites,...."

I will not argue minor points around that, but my statements were factually correct and I gave quotes to show they were not just whims of mine.

The only case I want to defend is my original statement on this in reply to one from you.
I said, "The reforms were not achieved by "trades unions" Jim.
They were achieved by wealthy philanthropists and reformers, usually motivated by their Christian faith."