Socialism

In “Rendering Unto Caesar,” Lawrence W. Reed questions whether Jesus was a socialist. Socialism is defined as the want to redistribute the wealth in the country through central planning and government involvement. One of socialism’s main characteristics is that it is involuntary. Different verses are mentioned, such as. The Good Samaritan story is often used as an example to prove that Jesus supported government welfare, yet it seems that this is more of an example of the importance of helping…

2015 Stalinism vs. Marxism and The Communist Manifesto Marxism and Stalinism are two political and economical ideologies founded by Karl Marx and Joseph Stalin, respectively. As defined by Merriman Webster, Marxism is, “A theory and practice of socialism including the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism, the class struggle, and dictatorship of the proletariat until the establishment of a classless society.” Stalinism is defined as, “The theory and practice of communism developed by…

Engels was having similar thoughts and they decided to pair up to analyze capitalism versus socialism (Hammon). Together, they took a trip to Paris which, according to Marx’s biographer, Francis Wheen, was “absolutely swarming with utopian communists, anarchists, Christian socialists, poets, philosophers; it was a hotbed of new thinking” (Wheen). On this trip, Engels and Marx thoroughly studied socialism in France, as well as the mindset of the French people. They both found the country to be…

been in. Though each of the first four stages creates a new class, creates a new invention, or raises the standard of living, they eventually lead to their own downfall because of the constant class antagonisms that are ever present. Stage five, socialism, occurs when the last oppressive class is overthrown by the proletariat and society as a whole is put under the proletariat’s dictatorship. The destructive conflicts between competing capitalists and nations will be ended, and the need for…

housekeeping, which was an idea considered “radical” for his time. Although incorporating many elements of socialism, he named his works under “Nationalism, defending himself in an 1888 letter to literary critic Howells which explained how his “radicalness” should not be associated with the “red flag” or “German or France reformers. Therefore, although attempting to limit individualism through socialism, Bellamy did not completely deviate from…

problems and centralized government has it’s benefits but a nation divided can not firmly stand. Federalism is important in a good government. The economics of a good government need to be a balance but more weight should be put on the importance of socialism. A good government looks out for the people of the country by giving basic rights and access to health care, education and proper income distribution. Issues such as education are a pivotal point in creating good government starting with…

The oppressed workers began to form union-like movements that demanded certain things for the workers. Similar movements to Britain’s People’s Charter and Marx’s International Workingmen’s Association led rebellions in several areas that stretched all across Europe. The year 1848 saw the biggest chunk of revolts. Revolutions happened in France, Italy, Britain, and Russia (Hunt 709-715). Europe’s working class was finally pushing back against the middle and higher classes, demanding a more…

The internet, while initially being created by the United States military has changed into a consumer based system creating the most competitive market the world has ever seen (Barbook, 2005). This competitive marketplace introduced has radically changed modern day capitalism with the growth of new and alternative economic models. These models largely being introduced in Web 2.0 and advancing into the current Web 3.0 and Web 4.0 (Aghaei, 2012). The internet has allowed consumers to have more…

From fast food to satellite dishes to Coca-Cola to the new currency to IKEA, Western products were now the norm, proof that capitalism, consumerism and the rat race had invaded the GDR. Spreewald pickles, a statue of Lenin and other markers of socialism were now gone. The line “all new foods are from Holland” denotes a connection with that country known for its stable democracy, capitalism and economic…

1) What, according to Marx in The Communist Manifesto, must one understand in order to understand the course of historical development? What, in other words, is it that moves history along? The Communist Manifesto opens to the reader by stating, “The history of all hitherto societies has been the history of class struggles”, meaning that there is a perpetual tug-of-war struggle between class status between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat (Marx, 1). Marx states that the bourgeoisie are those…