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Socialism is all about worker ownership of business, often mediated through the state. Morality doesn't enter into it.
by msla 8y ago
Socialism is all about worker ownership of business, often mediated through the state. Morality doesn't enter into it.
- krapp 8y agoYou're confusing socialism with communism. Socialism is a political philosophy, whereas communism is one specific (but not the only possible) implementation of that philosophy. Socialism is also intended to be a criticism of and attempt to redress the immorality of capitalism, so morality does enter into it, at least in theory.
- msla 8y agoSocialism as it's understood now is a specific plan for replacing Capitalism, tied to a specific theory of history, not just a philosophy. At the level of implementation, it isn't morality, it's economics and politics. There might be morality behind it, but there's morality behind all actions, to some extent.
- ataturk 8y agoThat is very succint. I would also add that the current setup is about concentration of power and wealth and that what we call "socialism" is really just a thinly veiled propaganda campaign designed to suppress dissent. Social programs never solve any problems, they just keep the masses from rioting. Except in France.
- krapp 8y agoMany modern capitalist governments, including the US, employ socialist programs with no intention of overturning capitalism itself. And the entire thesis behind socialism is that it's morally superior to capitalism, in a similar way that free software is argued as being morally superior to proprietary software.
- msla 8y agoThe entire thesis behind Socialism is that it's inevitable. That's the entire point of Historical Materialism.
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