What do u think about the rise of socialism in the world?
340610
i think it is good - there  should always be alternative ideologies - helps keep the balance in the world.  I am not a socialist by the way...  oh yeah, nor do I see any evidence of it rising..
75557
Socialism is where the means of productions are owned by the society, hence the state and under the hegemony of the proletariat or the working class. It is for ending the exploitations of capitalism by the capitalists over the working people and bringing the working people up for the communist society. Communism is the next stage of socialism where the society will be classless and free of any sort of exploitation. It is more of kind of ultimate goal of the real human society which should be achievable after sufficient span of time, struggle, experiment and effort.
671162
I am reminded of lyrics from a RUSH song: "we need someone to talk to and someone to sweep the floors".\n\nEquality and opportunity for a better life are the absolute cornerstone of the United States.  We have fought wars to make liberty available to people around the world.  However, every improvement we make entails some downside.\n\nIf everyone enjoyed equality and opportunity, then the reason for war would largely be eliminated.  That would be great.  Lately, China is becoming much more prosperous, but consider all the problems this will entail.  Countries like China and India are consuming vast amounts of oil, raising prices worldwide, which will hurt the economies of many developed nations.  In terms of progress, you might say this is one step forward, and one step backward.\n\nAlso, let's imagine that all 2 Billion Chinese are granted absolute equality, and given limitless opportunity.  China would be asphixiated on the gasoline fumes from all the cars, and they'd have gridlock on a massive scale.\n\nIf everyone can go to college, will there be enough people to collect our garbage and sew our clothes?\n\nOne step forward, another step back.\n\nHowever, as technology and increased productivity make more and more things possible, society will work out the kinks that greater worldwide prospertity brings.
710638
I just look at the results, and don't feel these things have helped so far.  These international organizations seem to me to be designed to promote spreading capitalistic greed for the rich aroung the world, and bringing 3rd world poverty to our people and those of the rest of the developed world.  The goal is not to bring up the lifestyle of the 3rd world people, but to bring the lifestyle of the developed nations average people down to the caliber of the 3rd world.  This is sad for me to say, because as a 60/70s idealistic hippy I believed in a one world society, but it would not be used for the people of the world, but for the wealthy.
1064672
Communism is a good idea to people who have been super oppressed for a long time.  Good idea but about as pratical as monkey with a gun. Eventually all communism turns into capitalism.
982477
nope, there is a big ad in the newspapers around the world that states America for sale to the highest bidder.  That is why we need a socialist government.
716338
I think it makes you  pro- capitalism..or your beliefs are anyway..\n\nPeaCe* = D
243212
I consider myself as a Socialist.
786598
Except for a few periods in the history of our nation, we HAVE had socialism here.  In our republic, where we hope to allow the pursuit of happiness to go unfettered by means of laissez-faire capitalism, we deny that same pursuit of happiness to most of the working class.  The endless amassment of wealth for wealth's sake that results from laissez-faire capitalism, as well as the ever-increasing striving for efficiency that naturally leads to the outsourcing and exporting of jobs to contractors and nations where labor can be had more cheaply eliminate the prospect of well-paying work for Americans.  This leads to phenomena such as the decline of the middle class.  What the plutocrats seem to have overlooked is that Americans control America, and the plutocrats don't.  Do we need socialism here?  I am almost inclined to say that a little more socialism would go a long way toward preventing complete anarchy.  If we say, "In order to do business in our country, you are going to have to respect the People who are allowing you to do so, and you are going to have to accept that there will be costs associated with maintaining the powerful military that protects your interests, and the infrastructure you use to transport your goods, and the population that performs your work.  If that doesn't suit you, please leave and do not do business here, as you have already seen fit to do away with the American jobs, and most of the population is (or should be) questioning what advantage 'We The People' are supposed to be enjoying by having you do business in OUR COUNTRY."\nSo, if by "socialism," you mean the idea that there should be redistribution of wealth from the obscenely wealthy into social programs that benefit the most miserable persons, where the declining middle class (which is the only thing standing between people who have too much and people with nothing to lose) don't have to get tax increases they can not afford, but where it's still okay to be wealthy and pursue wealth... then YES.  We need some socialism.\nWe don't need pure socialism any more than we need pure capitalism.  We definitely need more socialism than we have had recently.  Nations more socialist than ours (but not purely socialist, EGADS!) seem to have the following characteristics:\nThere is a robust middle class.\nThere are people who are poor, but not desperate.\nThere are people are are rich, but not obscenely rich or rich enough to buy countries (or governments, for that matter.)\nThey are not hostages to capital interests.
583962
I think industrialization is what happens when a country becomes more modern, a side affect of progress etc.
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Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. This control may be either direct, exercised through popular collectives such as workers' councils, or it may be indirect, exercised through a State. In the latter case, the issue of who controls the state is crucial. A primary concern of socialism (and, according to some, its defining feature) is social equality and an equitable distribution of wealth that would serve the interests of society as a whole.[1][2]\n\nHistorically, the ideology of socialism arose with the rise of organized labor, and the socialist political movement has found most of its support among the urban working class and, to a lesser extent, the peasantry. This has led to socialism being strongly associated with the working class and often identifying itself with the interests of workers and the "common people". In many parts of the world, the two are still strongly associated with one another; in other parts, they have become two distinct movements.\n\nPure socialists hold that capitalism is an illegitimate economic system that serves the interests of the wealthy and exploits the majority of the population. As such, they wish to replace it completely or at least make substantial modifications to it, in order to create a more just society that would reward hard work, guarantee a certain basic standard of living, and extend economic and cultural opportunities to all.[3]\n\nSocialist theory is diverse, and there is no single body of thought that is universally shared by all socialists. Rather, different socialist ideologies have arrived at similar conclusions by different paths. There are some common themes, however. One such theme is the idea that humans are inherently social beings that require social interaction and the companionship of others in order to survive and develop both physically and mentally[4]. Individuals cannot maintain their humanity if they are separated from the rest of society for too long. Thus, socialists believe that the individual and society are inseparable, and they reject individualistic schools of thought which assert that society is the voluntary creation of individuals who chose to interact with each other.[5]\n\nMarxism is an ideology which has had a powerful influence on socialist thought. For over 50 years, from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the 1970s, the majority of socialists were Marxists of one kind or another. This has not been the case for several decades, but Marxist ideas - particularly notions of class struggle - are common themes across a broad range of modern socialist groups. Marxism itself continues to be a strong current in the broader socialist movement.\n\nMany Marxists, past and present, use the term socialism to refer to the form of society that is supposed to replace capitalism and later develop into communism.\n\nWithin the socialist movement, there are several different ideas on how to create a socialist society and economic system, and what form this society will take. As a result, the movement has split into several different and sometimes opposing branches, which are discussed further below.
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Socialism isn't unrealistic....it's evil.  All you need to do to understand that marxism is EVIL is to look at EVERY single country that has adopted marxist principles.  This has resulted in the genocide of hundreds of millions of people and slavery for most of the rest.  Marxist countries are hellholes...one and all.  I believe North Korea has set the new standard recently with widespread cannibalism and large scale medical and military (ie testing weapons on) experimentation on its citizens.\n\nYou need to understand something about marxists in countries like our own.  They are just as evil, only they are hiding it.  This is especially true of professors in college and even teachers in the public school system.  They are attempting to indoctrinate students into accepting marxism.  Of course, they don't mention the behavior inherit in all marxists.  They hold out the promise of utopia.....but that is just a trick to fool people into letting them seize power....then the large scale murder begins.  Same pattern, in every single country.  It's a lie...a trick...a scam.  And these people KNOW.  They KNOW what they are doing.  They are not unwilling dupes.  They are people who WANT that to happen.  Sick and evil do not even begin to describe what they are.\n\nDon't fall for this.  They always are like, well that's not real socialism, if only you give us one more chance (while in private they chuckle and plan how they will kill you and your family).  Learn to think for yourself and to research the truth.  Once you begin you will be SHOCKED at the scope of the thing.  What these people do, what they stand for.  They can't even be called human anymore.  Resist them.
208180
no!welcome to the real world,communism is just a theorie..the countries they had communism suffered from hunger and luck of opportunities..their goverments tried to manipulate the people and the ''big heads''were sharing all the wealth while the others had almost nothing.as long as money exists nothing can be shared equal in this world.
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It's funny that you ask that, because lately I have noticed that Democrats seem more like Communists or Socialists than they did 50 years ago and they keep going farther that way. The problem is that, though founded on some utopian principles that seem appealing, it is not sustainable for any society.\n"you will not have to worry about food, clothing, housing, it will all be supplied by the government." Yeah, cause no one in USSR or China or Cuba had/has to worry about food, clothing or housing.\nNo, Democracy is the way to go. Vote Republican! :)
945673
Your vision is flawed. Socialism doesn't work.  How do you propose to scale down the use of fossil fuels? You talk about using wind, solar and wave energy but how do you plan to fund this massive overhaul of the worlds energy supply? There will always be an upper class, no matter what system of government is in place. "every man will be worth his worth by the effort and contribution he makes to society" First, what does that mean? and second how is that any different than what is going on today? if you work hard you will be wealthy, and how will that eliminate an upper class? Lastly, earnt is not a word, you mean Earned. no this system is not fair and it will not work.
892900
Oh so much, not the least of which is the dangers capitalism poses to the future of our society. We need a world that works together, one that takes care of all and allows more people to better themselves so that any real survival of the fittest truly is survival of the fittest, not just those that are lucky, born into power or wealthy. \nI could go on all day, but just to sum up: we need democratic socialism.
1089112
Socialism. Trickle down economics has put more people in the poor house than it has helped. When money is the ruler of the country you only get what you pay for. Corruption, greed, and scandals.