Iron_Merc
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Nice summary of the facts, however, you shouldn't be leaving out the religious component to all these ideologies.Ok.
But bear in mind that I did some myself and saw a replication of the same pattern evident in all of the "communist" "revolutions".
Seizure of power followed by totalitarianism, wrapped in "socialism", with a "vanguard" that lived like rich folks and never showed any signs of trying to actually establish a "workers paradise" or do away with their sweet position.
The root of this entire conversation is in the roots of the words associated with them.
Communism-communal equal ownership and distribution of resources.
Capitalism-capital , focuses primarily on accumulation of capital, which assumes that resources will be more efficiently distributed when profits are involved.
Socialism- society, focuses on the health of the society as a whole. Allows capitalism and private ownership.
Socialism is possibly the most propagandized word ever. It had to be. To keep the world safe for people with an endless hunger for status.
Capitalism satisfies that hunger. More and more over anything else as capital concentrates and more and more can be spent on politicians and propaganda.
As for the term socialism, yes it is overused. I usually the term in a cautionary fashion, warning ppl of its past failures. Looks good on paper, but not in practice. Unfortunately this "socialism" concept is diametrically opposed to capitalism and the two cannot coexist peacefully (to quote 2nd worst president in history, George Bush lol
Socialism has become the new fad. As previously mentioned, our children aren't getting an education when they go to college. Quite the opposite in most cases these students are being indoctrinated, not finding or seeking out the facts for themselves.
Remember, Capitalism highlights the individuals potential, where as the other left wing ideologies do not, focus more on the "nation"
And at the root of this conversation is a little secret that I'm keeping for now.