The HELIOS BIBLIOS HOUR(book of the Sun) Wolves in Sheep Clothing Fabian Story episode artwork

EPISODE · Nov 27, 2016 · 2H 28M

The HELIOS BIBLIOS HOUR(book of the Sun) Wolves in Sheep Clothing Fabian Story

from O YE DRYBONES (FEB 2019 - JAN 2025) · host DRYBONES

Fabianism is a radical London-based movement initiated in the 1880s for the purpose of subverting the existing order and establishing a Socialist World Government controlled by its leaders and by the financial interests associated with them. The elements responsible for founding the Fabian Society were themselves influenced by Marxism and belonged to Social Democratic Federation circles. What set the Fabian Society apart from earlier Socialist organisations like the IWMA and SDF was the method by which it sought to attain its objective. While other Socialists talked of revolution, the Fabians resolved to build Socialism gradually and by stealth. According to one of its leaders, the Fabian Society was “organised for thought and discussion, and not for electoral action which it leaves to other bodies, though it encourages its members, in their individual capacities, to play an active part in the work of these other bodies”.As observed by the economist P. T. Bauer, Socialism turned out to be a kind of faith-based messianic religion that promised salvation on earth (Bauer, p. 176). In the Fabian case, making Socialism (or Fabianism) into a quasi-religious movement was a conscious objective of the Fabian leadership as shown by Shaw’s comments to the effect that the Fabians “must make a religion of Socialism. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later British Petroleum) was among the corporate members of the Royal Institute of International Affairs a.k.a. Chatham House (King-Hall, p. 140), an organisation co-founded by members of the Fabian Society and the Society has retained close links to oil interests.  left-wing operation with a long history of support for left-wing causes. It has been a supporter of America’s Democratic President Barack Obama and has hired leading Fabian Socialist Peter Mandelson as senior adviser. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/o-ye-drybones-feb-2019-jan-2025--6507110/support.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Nov 27, 2016

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

The HELIOS BIBLIOS HOUR(book of the Sun) Wolves in Sheep Clothing Fabian Story

0:00 2:28:41

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of O YE DRYBONES (FEB 2019 - JAN 2025)?

This episode is 2 hours and 28 minutes long.

When was this O YE DRYBONES (FEB 2019 - JAN 2025) episode published?

This episode was published on November 27, 2016.

Can I download this O YE DRYBONES (FEB 2019 - JAN 2025) episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!