Topic: "Socialism" the most looked up word of 2015 - page 2. (Read 1451 times)
Problem is that some political have become so abused, corrupted, confused + devoid of clear meaning through time as to be best worth discarding altogether.
TBH I'd be all for doing away with the word altogether. Too many perceived negative connotations for too many gullible people, bound up in the chains of their overlords values, norms and beliefs (and who, incredibly, are honoured to think that they are their own).
I'd maybe call it, simply, "Sharing" - no "ism" involved.
We could maybe get a good 10 years out of "Sharing" before that word too is smeared, slandered, mocked, crucified, ridiculed, undermined, bullied and shat upon beyond all recognition, thereby rendering it completely useless.
Then we could call it something else.
It wouldn't matter - the idea is the same.
"To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry or service."
I'd maybe call it, simply, "Sharing" - no "ism" involved.
We could maybe get a good 10 years out of "Sharing" before that word too is smeared, slandered, mocked, crucified, ridiculed, undermined, bullied and shat upon beyond all recognition, thereby rendering it completely useless.
Then we could call it something else.
It wouldn't matter - the idea is the same.
"To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry or service."
Not a bad thing if people are learning about politics. Looking up the word doesn't mean they agree 
OUR TIME IS SOON. TREMBLE WITH FEAR CAPITALISTS, YOUR MYTHS CRUMBLE NOW UNDER THE HEAT OF TRUTH! MELT UNDER THE LIGHT OF IT!
Any wonder? Perhaps now Americans will come to learn there is a difference between socialism and communism.
Blame some center-left US presidential candidate for calling himself "socialist", and debated of whether he really is or just pretends to be, and what the true definition of "socialist" is, and how an American could dare to, and what about Hollande, Pasok or PSOE... 
ps. for those that don't know, you needn't bother looking it up as you have practicaldreamer at hand.
This is socialism (Clause IV of the Labour Party constitution of old) :-
"To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry or service."
The means of production are, basically, land+labour+capital.
Its interesting, anyhow, that the US is looking up socialism - I suppose it already has a good idea what libertarianism means.
This is socialism (Clause IV of the Labour Party constitution of old) :-
"To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry or service."
The means of production are, basically, land+labour+capital.
Its interesting, anyhow, that the US is looking up socialism - I suppose it already has a good idea what libertarianism means.
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