Socialism and Socialism and CommunismCommunism

Seeking UtopiaSeeking Utopia

Socialism defined Socialism defined

““The basic needs of the The basic needs of the entire entire society society rather than the basic needs of the rather than the basic needs of the individual.individual.””

SocialismSocialism’’s emergences emergence

SocialismSocialism’’s emergences emergence Industrialized Europe failed to take Industrialized Europe failed to take

care of poverty and working care of poverty and working conditions of laborconditions of labor– Capitalism = poverty/rich or success/fail Capitalism = poverty/rich or success/fail

= to individual choice.= to individual choice.– Socialism = individual responsibility & Socialism = individual responsibility &

government helping.government helping.

Key terms of SocialismKey terms of Socialism

EgalitarianismEgalitarianism - wealth is used for the - wealth is used for the common good. common good.

Moralism. Moralism. peace, social justice and true peace, social justice and true liberty for all.  liberty for all. 

Social democracySocial democracy

Democratic governments promote Democratic governments promote economic - as well as political - economic - as well as political - freedom & equality. (tax and freedom & equality. (tax and regulate – Capitalism Game )regulate – Capitalism Game )

Karl MarxKarl Marx

Studied British economic records for Studied British economic records for 20 years to develop theory that 20 years to develop theory that everything is based on the economic everything is based on the economic system: politics,system: politics,

law, social structures, law, social structures,

family relations, family relations,

even religious belief.even religious belief.

DefineDefine

Bourgeois Bourgeois

DefineDefine

Bourgeois: Bourgeois: modern capitalists modern capitalists who own the means of who own the means of production (factories) and production (factories) and therefore get to keep all the therefore get to keep all the profits.profits.

Today, this would include…...Today, this would include…...

DefineDefine

ProletariansProletarians

DefineDefine

ProletariansProletarians: modern wage : modern wage laborers who sell their labor to laborers who sell their labor to live and donlive and don’’t get any of the t get any of the profits that they help to create.profits that they help to create.

This includes everyone who is not a This includes everyone who is not a stockholder or owner of capital, stockholder or owner of capital, even professionals who work for a even professionals who work for a salary.salary.

From From Communist ManifestoCommunist Manifesto

““The bourgeoisie … has created The bourgeoisie … has created enormous enormous citiescities, has greatly increased the urban , has greatly increased the urban population as compared with the rural, and population as compared with the rural, and has thus has thus rescued rescued a considerable part of the a considerable part of the population population from thefrom the idiocy of rural lifeidiocy of rural life…. …. The bourgeoisie, during its rule of scarce The bourgeoisie, during its rule of scarce one hundred years, has created one hundred years, has created more more massive and more colossal productivemassive and more colossal productive forces forces than have all preceding generations than have all preceding generations together… railways, electric telegraphs, together… railways, electric telegraphs, clearing of whole continents for cultivation, clearing of whole continents for cultivation, canalization of rivers.canalization of rivers.””

Communist RevolutionCommunist Revolution

Revolution will eliminate private Revolution will eliminate private property. No longer will man have the property. No longer will man have the means of exploiting another man. means of exploiting another man.

Bourgeoisie will fight, so revolution Bourgeoisie will fight, so revolution will be violent.will be violent.

A dictatorship of the proletariat will A dictatorship of the proletariat will follow to weed out remaining follow to weed out remaining capitalist elements.capitalist elements.

Ok, what about this Utopia?Ok, what about this Utopia?

In the end, a classless society with In the end, a classless society with no more oppression or internal no more oppression or internal contradictions. contradictions.

People will be free to choose how People will be free to choose how they work, and can be creatively they work, and can be creatively productive. They will be able to live productive. They will be able to live to their fullest potentialto their fullest potential

SummarizeSummarize

In no less than 5 sentences, In no less than 5 sentences, summarize today’s notes: 1) summarize today’s notes: 1)