The essential components of socialism

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Not per se. What about Mutualist or similar individualist/socialist anarchism? I would say those that believe in collective action through some central governance body. Most of the time this means state socialism, which means to redistribute the wealth.

I would argue that capitalism is if anything, anemic to individualism because it reduces individuals to a mere group of consumers whose lifestyle choices are dictated by popular trends enforced by social stigma and peer pressure.

That is consumerism, not capitalism.

That's a weak comparison. I think that Press TV mounted a much stronger counterbalance to the likes of ITN, Sky, and Fox News which is why it got kicked off many satellites.



The BBC as a cultural icon is the strongest in the minds of older white British people who remember it as Auntie Beeb in the days when there was fewer than 4 TV channels. It is weakest in the minds of younger people of foreign backgrounds who have only ever lived in a world with many TV channels and the internet. A high proportion of them rarely watch BBC TV channels or listen to BBC radio as they overwhelmingly prefer their own cultural and religious satellite channels, and begrudge having to pay money to a broadcaster that is of little interest to them. What I find ironic is the way that the 'left' play the game of sticking up for immigrants and foreigners but often fail to understand their everyday interests and desires. If people of foreign origin are generally happy with their own satellite TV channels and rarely watch BBC channels then they see little point in defending the continuation of the BBC and the TV licence.

consumerism is the inevitable by product of capitalism especially when left unchecked.