What Is A Champagne Socialist?

[Atheist]

Er, that's it.

[Old_Geezer]

A socialist that likes to drink champagne.

[woofgang]

a socialist who thinks its ok for people to be rich

[chrissa1]

Tony Blair.

[Spicerack]

Greedy, self centred people who are fond of spouting socialist rhetoric.

[Atheist]

All reasonable answers. Why is the term often used as an insult?

[Atheist]

Sorry, I missed Spice's contribution, which I must admit I don't understand apart from his obvious dislike of anything socialist.

[ToraToraTora]

a socialist that thinks socialism is great, but not for them, ie most of them. essentially they are hypocrites.

[Theland]

Socialist in name only, has personal double standards.

[JimF]

Ignorance. The idea that socialists are not allowed to have made a bit of cash over many years of hard work. Similar to the idea that all capitalists are evil, uncaring, upper-class, chauvinistic, heartless fascists.

[woofgang]

Atheist "All reasonable answers. Why is the term often used as an insult?'

Jealousy

[Atheist]

How would you define a champagne capitalist?

[wolf63]

It seems that we all have labels and are filed in pigeon holes ... according to AB anyway.

People are more complicated than that.

[ToraToraTora]

allenlondon is a prime example.

[JimF]

The opposite of champagne socialist is prosecco capitalist.

[Spicerack]

Well, you claim not to understand my answer. Yet, you knew it was used as an insult.
Don't make assumptions. You asked a question, I answered it.

[ToraToraTora]

jimf: nope, Brown Ale tory!

[Atheist]

wolf, I think they are little labels which enable people to express dislike or contempt without having to explain why they have such emotions. They are slogans which they presume are understood and approved of by their 'gang'. Ask them to explain their dislike of the targets and they are not very explicit. OG and woof I understand. TTT I understand, although he seems to think that hypocrisy is the greatest evil: he would seem to prefer that trying to better the lot of the poor or underprivileged should take second place to preserving one's own purity.

[naomi24]

Atheist, //TTT ....would seem to prefer that trying to better the lot of the poor or underprivileged should take second place to preserving one's own purity. //

I didn't see that in TTT's post. You're imagining it.

He's right. Champagne Socialists do think socialism is great ... for other people. They are hypocrites.

[dannyk13]

A person who espouses socialist ideals while enjoying a wealthy and luxurious lifestyle.

[emmie]

a person who espouses socialist ideals while enjoying a wealthy and luxurious lifestyle