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As per Marx and other early socialist/communist philosophers in the mid-late 1800's, socialist was generally voluntary and supposed to be a bottom-up movement.
by yazan94 7y ago
As per Marx and other early socialist/communist philosophers in the mid-late 1800's, socialist was generally voluntary and supposed to be a bottom-up movement. Don't confuse human, power-hungry implementations with the underlying philosophy. Plenty of democratic countries in Europe skew socialist to some degree - no boom-sticks required to 'keep people in line'
- cronix 7y ago> Don't confuse human, power-hungry implementations with the underlying philosophy Why not? I mean, when the philosophy is actually put into practice, more often than not it leads to totalitarianism and millions of deaths. I really don't care what it says on paper. That doesn't mean a damn thing lol. I care about the concrete results when it's actually carried out to conclusion. Most people don't like to be micromanaged to that level. It goes against the human spirit and that usually leads to bad things.