Dear KKIM family,
Melecio and Linda have asked this question like many of you…….
Could you please explain to me what socialism is?
We have gotten feedback that many you would like to see the definitions of Socialism and Communism. This feedback, I believe is because of what is going on in our country this day. Such as Health Care Reform and other important matters.
I never thought for the life of me that I would be asked the questions I am being asked…..People are concerned and many confused as to all the information out there. I think also it shows that many do not know basic history of our World, because our Education system has in many ways failed.
So thank you for your questions………We are here to serve you. Thanks to Joe for his help………
Communism (from Latin: communis = “common”) is a family of economic and political ideas and social movements related to the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, or stateless society based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property in general, as well as the name given to such a society.[1][2][3] The term “Communism”, usually spelled with the capital letter C, is however often used to refer to a form of government in which the state operates under a one-party system and declares allegiance to Marxism-Leninism or a derivative thereof, even if the party does not actually claim that the society has already reached communism.
Modern socialism originated in the late 18th-century intellectual and working class political movement that criticized the effects of industrialization and private ownership on society, however, socialism itself is not a political system; it is instead an economic system distinct from capitalism.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels used the terms “socialism” and “communism” interchangeably, and posited that it would be achieved via class struggle and a proletarian revolution.[4] Vladimir Lenin, perhaps influenced by Marx’s ideas of “lower” and “upper” stages of socialism[5], later used the word “socialism” as a transitional stage between capitalism and communism.
Nazism, officially in German as National Socialism[1][2][3][4] (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers to the ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. Nazis sought a Third Way managed economy that was neither capitalism nor communism. [14][15] Nazi rule effectively ended on May 7, 1945, V-E Day, when the Nazis unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Powers, who took over Germany’s administration until Germany could form its own democratic government.
Social democrats propose selective nationalization of key national industries in mixed economies, while maintaining private ownership of capital and private business enterprise. Social democrats also promote tax-funded welfare programs and regulation of markets. Many social democrats, particularly in European welfare states, refer to themselves as “socialists”, introducing a degree of ambiguity to the understanding of what the term means.
Libertarian socialism (including social anarchism and libertarian Marxism) rejects state control and ownership of the economy altogether and advocates direct collective ownership of the means of production via co-operative workers’ councils and workplace democracy.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask………we are here to serve. We are here to provide you with God’s Truth. See ya on NM News and Views today at 4:30!
God Bless you, Dewey
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