WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM?
What is the difference between communism and socialism? There is no major difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same eventual end. Communism sets forth enslavement of the population by means of force, socialism -- by vote. It is like the difference between murder and suicide. One is death by force, one is death voluntarily.
Socialism may be established by force, as in the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or by vote, as in Nazi (National Socialist) Germany. The extent of socialism may be complete, as in the former USSR, or partial, as experienced in the United States of America. The basic principle, in all cases, is the same.
The purported goals of socialism and communism are the same: the elimination of private poverty and the obtainment of general (equal) prosperity. However, instead of prosperity, socialism and communism have brought eventual economic stagnation and/or collapse to every country that have tried them. The amount of socialization has been the degree of devastation.
There is no major contrast between the principles, policies and results of socialism and communism, and those of any prior tyranny. Socialism is simply a system of absolutism without a fixed head, open to seizure of power by all comers, by any ruthless opportunist, demagogue or thug that has the charisma and ability of personal persuasion to hoodwink the population. Socialism is communism in the making.
Many are fooled about the nature and altruistic ambitions of socialism. Keep in mind that there are no human rights without property rights. If the producer of material goods, services, and innovations does not own the result of his or her efforts, then they do not own their own lives. Denying property rights, which both socialism and communism do, turns people into property that is essentially owned by the government.
Both communism and socialism believe in the doctrine that mankind has no right to exist for their own sake, that a person's life and work do not belong to them, but belong to the vague "society," and that the only rationale for their existence is their service to the "collective good".
The collective or "common good" is an undefined and undefinable concept: there is no such entity as "the public". There is only a number of individual human beings. The notion of "the common good" has acted as the justification of all tyrannies in history. The degree of society's enslavement to the government or freedom corresponded to the degree to which that slogan was invoked or ignored.
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The Obama fools need an education.
This article is a good start.
I see fools saying that Obama is not a socialist.
I see fools saying that people don't know what socialism is.
Well, here it is for the world to see.
Keep up the good work Cap; "spread the word"!
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Hmmm.....I am not a communist, but I must say you take a rather capitalistic view of Communism. Communism is meant create a society where all humans are equal. In that society, no one person is better than the other (which is the mentality of a capitalistic society). As long as a capitalistic attitude exists, trying to create a society where everyone is equal ultimately fails because someone believes they are more deserving than another. If one thinks of it, Star Trek was technically a communist society in which everyone worked for the betterment of mankind and not just for oneself.
What about the EU and Canada. Aren't they mostly socialist? And they are thriving. Also, in a socialist society you are highly taxed (to fund things like education and health care) but you still control the amount of money that you earn and property that you own. The difference between communism and socialism is that communism is a form of government, socialism is a form of economy. America has a democratic gov't and a capitalist economy. Socialism doesn't replace democracy, it replaces capitalism. A country can be a socialist democracy instead of a capitalist democracy. (Again, like the EU and Canada.) Socialism and communism are not the same thing. In communism the gov't makes decisions for you and you get no imput. You cannot disagree without severe punishment. In a democracy (even if its socialist) you vote to decide what the government will do. You are free to speak your mind and disagree.
"What about the EU and Canada. Aren't they mostly socialist? And they are thriving."
ANSWER: Really? You speak of ignorance and imagination.
"The difference between communism and socialism is that communism is a form of government, socialism is a form of economy."
ANSWER: WRONG. Read the article again and get your head out of the government's liberal textbooks. Socialism takes away property rights. Who enforces that? The GOVERNMENT? They are both tyrannies, one (socialism) that eventually leads to another (communism) if not destroyed.
The fact that nobody could ever had a good socialist country is not because of the idea itself, its not a tyrany how Matthew is saying all the time. A socialist country should be like a democracy, doing always the best for the country and spreading the benefits, people would do what he is good at and what really helps the comunity and will win the same money than somebody than actually just supervise.
And please dont say that other people is speacking of ignorance and imagination if your text not just ignore lots of points about socialism it tell lots of lies about it.
Sorry for my english but i couldnt read that and dont say anything
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