Socialism Does NOT Work | John Redwood | Oxford Union

John Redwood gives his argument that Socialism does not work.

John Redwood opens with a hilarious example of socialism failing by pointing out the fact that the President of the Oxford Union sits high above everyone else in the chamber, stating that these people will most probably become political leaders and so is a shining example that privilage is alive and well. He goes on to highlight the differences between traffic lights and roundabouts using them as metaphors for socialist and communist systems.

Filmed on Thursday 28th November 2013
MOTION: This House Believes Socialism Will Not Work.
RESULT: Motion Defeated

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ABOUT JOHN REDWOOD:
Leading figure of the New Right wing of the Conservative Party.

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[liarliarliar]

Prune-faced Jeremy Corbyn is the very epitome of sour socialism.

[jonnybgoode]

Noticed a giant difference between the socialists and capitalists. The socialists can hardly look at the person with the opposing view while the capitalists rather enjoy it. Pretty telling

[RevivedRecords]

“Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or good or joy worth having” - C.S. Lewis

[Felipe]

I'm a Romanian and I can confirm every word of what he said was true. You stood in line at the town store for chicken necks (a wonder when they got any) and you were lucky to get some. Bread was rationed but there was no national disaster to warrant any of that food shortage. My family managed to build a bigger house by making alcohol (palinca, traditional in Transylvania) and smuggle it in the region and our neighbor who had some party influence but was rather lazy threatened my father that he would raise his kids at our upper level of our house because the party could impose that on you. Your livestock could be confiscated if you had more than enough barely to survive, people had to steal crops from the state fields to survive (your land you had left was not enough to sustain a family). And so on, and so on, and to see "wise" people in capitalist countries arguing for socialism even now, it makes my blood boil for their arrogant stupidity.

[oldtimer]

Look at Corbyn, he's like a child who been told there's no pudding.

[itamaradio]

I will never understand why a person who knows anything about history would actually prefer socialism to free market.

[PeterProf]

Capitalism is about "doing." Socialism is about "getting."

[dawnbroker]

Roasted the young men at the beginning.

[benjaminellehaugemadsen]

It's always wonderful when rich, entitled people state that everyone have the same opportunities.

[camron.w]

Seize the means of production. And also seize the means of humor, like holy shit laugh Corbyn! Laugh!

[lorrycamill]

The English knows that socialism doesn’t work, they remember Mintoff, one choclate brand, one car brand, no private hospitals, no Mc Donald’s, and so on

[Seaworldexists]

Socialism works very well on a starship with replicators and holodecks. As long as resources are limited against the unlimited wants and needs of people some form of capitalism will exist. It is best to take the indifferent capitalism of the free market over the crony capitalism of the politburo.

[RAPLOCHREPORTER]

As a socialist i ust say i have enjoyed Redwood's speech he is a good speaker and a bit of fresh air!

[coltrane]

Now we have Traffic lights on roundabouts.

[unpaintedleadsyndrome]

Most hilarious moments? the close ups of Corbin!

[KrayzListerine]

9:40, 'if you want to see the smart people shop', sorry? Sorry? One more time please? This despicable toff equating shopping at Harrods with intelligence. Absolutely sickening that this guy is an MP.

[GMTabakova]

All the negative comments because all the jimmies got rustled so hard.

[fifthofascalante]

Fascinating analogy, the roundabout. Very good speech.

[pitthayatornpanicha]

The individual who was President at that time is now serving as a member of the House of Representatives, acting as a genuine voice for the Thai people within the parliamentary system. This is a source of great pride for us, as well for the Oxford Union, which has nurtured and shaped a true representative of the Thai people.

[PiscesII]

There is no place in the UK for communism. There never was.
That's what makes the UK so great🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👏👏👏🥰