Socialism
Socialism is an ideology used to represent the broad range of ideologies that fall under the umbrella term of "Socialism". In the classical sense, socialism describes worker-owned means of production, heavily supporting worker coops, democratic self-management, and workplace democracy. But much of the conservative western world says that socialism is an authoritarian leftist ideology, in which a bureaucratic state controls the means of production, in a bureaucratic way. But the modern definition of the word socialism, popularised by European Social Democrats, and the
Democratic Socialists of America, is "any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods." Socialism in the modern age advocates workers' democratic self-management, high taxation on the wealthy, nationalisation over key parts of industry, and preventing climate change. Socialism is always economically left, and culturally neutral however has found itself becoming synonymous with progressivism mostly in the west at the most recent times. But you do get ideologies like
Conservative Socialism and more extreme ones like
Strasserism and
National Bolshevism, that combine Socialist economics, with conservative cultural preservation, due to their shared
Populist standpoint.
History (WIP)
Socialism as a political movement is rooted in the French Revolution and Jacobinism, although notable proto-socialist figures and movements existed before this. The first socialist thinkers were social critics and philosophers of the 19th century from Western Europe. These socialist thinkers followed what would later be dubbed, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels,
Utopian Socialism, due to their lack of materialist analysis and bourgeois nature. Among these thinkers were Charles Fourier, Henri de Saint-Simon, and Robert Owen. Despite all these thinkers being considered Utopian Socialists, their philosophies differed greatly in many ways, with Owen's ideology resembling Socialism in the modern sense more so than the other two.
Robert Owen would go on to develop several socialist communes and villages, being the first to attempt to actualize a socialist society, though these projects were often on a small scale and subject to much criticism.
In France, during the first half of the 19th century, socialist philosophers and politicians continued to popularize socialism. It is in France during this time that many socialists started to reject the gradualism and utilization of utopian communes of the older Utopian Socialists. The term "socialism" was first used in a French Utopian Socialist newspaper. There also emerged a Christian Socialist movement in France led by Philippe Buchez. Moreover, during this time, French socialist literature, which would prove to be highly consequential, was being published, most notably What Is Property? by
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.
In the 19th century, Anarchism as a movement arose, and was incorporated into the socialist movement. This is seen with thinkers such as the aforementioned Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, whose socialistic anarchism was market-oriented, as well as with more communistic anarchists, like the Russian Mikhail Bakunin, who sought a
collectivist anarchist society which would utilize labor vouchers, as well as the prominent
anarchist communist Peter Kropotkin, who sought a completely communistic society, devoid of any form of currency whatsoever. Anarchism when combined with socialist principles would later come to be known as
Social Anarchism.
Marxism, which arose from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, became the most influential socialist philosophy in history. Marx and Engels ideas on philosophy, political economy, sociology and history were influenced primarily by
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel,
classical economists such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo, the earlier utopian socialists, and socialist ideals which arose in revolutionary France. Marx and Engels devised a materialist philosophy of history known as historical materialism, and called their form of socialism "scientific socialism" in contrast with utopian socialism. Marxism differed from Utopian Socialism in that it viewed history as a series of class struggles, and saw moving towards socialism within capitalism as futile, instead advocating for revolution.
Personality
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Soc is usually portrayed as a stereotypical industrial-era unionized worker who really loves striking against his boss and usually will follow the personality traits of the various types of socialism portrayed.
How to Draw
Socialism is a unicolour ball of Red, a colour associated with Socialism for a pretty long time. Especially in the form of "The Red Flag".
- Draw a ball.
- Draw two eyes on the ball.
- Fill the ball red.
- (Optional) Add a white hammer to differentiate it from the Authleft quadrant ball
And you're done.
Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
---|---|---|---|
Red Pigment | #ED1C24 | 237, 28, 36 | |
White | #FFFEFE | 255, 254, 254 |
Relationships
Workers
Marxism
- My most famous son who shares many of my ideals.
Marxism–Leninism - Congrats on taking over a huge chunk of the world in the Cold War!
State Socialism - My state loving son.
I just wish people stop saying that we have zero differences.Utopian Socialism - My mom is idealistic for her time. She also influenced me greatly!
Democratic Socialism - My reformist son who loves democracy and freedom.
Conservative Socialism - My culturally conservative son, wish he'd stop calling me a globalist cuck but he's alright otherwise.
Arab Socialism - My most successful Arabic son!
African Socialism - MAGA: Make Africa Great Again!
Guild Socialism - Likes guilds as opposed to labor unions or vanguard parties but otherwise fine.
Religious Socialism - My religious child.
Eco-Socialism - One of my most popular variants.
Social Anarchism - My son who disrespects all authority.
Minarcho-Socialism - Same as above but moderate.
Libertarian Socialism - My child disrespects all authority, but doesn't want to completely abolish it (yet).
Libertarian Market Socialism - A combination of the above and below, he's a pretty cool guy.
Market Socialism - A fellow lover of co-ops, I guess we can have markets.
Titoism - Same as Market Socialism. Also, the next time a fascist tells you to get in a helicopter, remind them of the cuck pit.
Left-Wing Nationalism - My Anti-Imperialist son who loves the nation.
Left-Wing Populism - YES! We are the 99%!
Anarchism - Wow, I see you had a lot of kids.
And two with my sons...Mutualism - Property is Theft! Creator of industrial democracy.
Syndicalism /
Anarcho-Syndicalism /
National Syndicalism - Taught you how to strike good.
共和主義-武装した革命的な同志!しかし、あなたはリベラル派を称賛するのをやめることができますか?
Mixed
Stalinism - I have many internal conflicts about you. On one hand, you defeated fascism and showed the world how powerful socialist countries can be. On the other hand, you are the reason why so many people in the west are scared of socialism and don't know what it really is!
- File:Ego.png Anarcho-Egoism - You raise some valid points against capitalism, but then you complain about some of us being "dogmatic".
Welfarism - People think I'm you because you care much for the poor, but you can only exist in capitalist societies. You also could go further.
National Bolshevism - My crazy Nazi descendant.
Reactionary Socialism - My more utopian brother, like
our mother but for some reason very anti-Semitic and racist.
Distributism - So close to perfection. Just drop the whole private property thing and we're good.
Longism - Same as above.
Liberal Socialism - You're a socialist but you're also a libtard so...
Social Liberalism - I mean he's fine, he is a liberal but did implement quite a bit of socialist-ish policy. Just please stop doing the whole capitalism thing, y'know?
Social Democracy - We have a complicated relationship. He thinks it's better to reform capitalism than to get rid of it, and nowadays a lot of people, especially in the US, think he's me even though we're not the same. But I can't blame them for that. After all, we both have similar values. You are better than the guy above though.
Nordic Model - Same as above.
Social Authoritarianism - same as soclib or socdem,but more authoritative.
Globalism - I don't like the unregulated international trade thing, but I like when you help the third world and I also like
Socialist Internationalism (mostly).
Nationalism - Nations divide the working-class, but you see the negatives of global capitalism and
Left-Wing Nationalism serves the nation's working-class.
デニズム-あなたがちょっと資本家のように見える男を私は知りません、またなぜそのような高所得格差があるのですか!?しかし、あなたについて資本主義を自慢するのはまだ楽しいです、そしてあなたはまだ社会主義者です。
Juche - Wait, how are we even related?
Classical Liberalism - I remember our good 'ol rivalries, good times.
Capitalist Communism - My weird child.
Yellow Socialism - Red socialism is better than yellow socialism, but at least you're better than capitalism.
Strasserism - Too anti-Semitic for my liking. But at least you're better than
him.
Kemalism - We never forget Kadroist comrades.
Tridemism - We never forget Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Left KMT comrades. It's a shame that the modern-day KMT is full of capitalists.
Chiang Kai-shek Thought - WHY THE HELL DID YOU HAVE TO MURDER LEFT KUOMINTANG MEMBERS???
What do you mean, you're a Socialist?Democracy - I am democratic. Socialism means "Democracy in the workplace" after all.
Please ignore the Authoritarianism of some of my children.Social Capitalism - Well I mean you are an abomination, but at least you are a nice one.
Social Libertarianism - You are on the thinnest ice imaginable. Like, I'm talking as thin as a bread ration.
Neosocialism - "For though they offer us concessions, change will not come from above!" --- Part of 'The Internationale'.
Bourgeoisie
Capitalism - GIVE ME A GODDAMN RAISE YOU STUPID CAPPIE!
National Socialism - GERMAN FASCIST WHO STOLE MY FUCKING NAME!
Fascism - I can't believe that you betrayed us, Benito. Fuck off already, you oppressive pig.
Ingsoc - You're just like this
asshole minus the racism but even more tyrannical, plus all you want is power, you dystopia-loving bastard.
Anarcho-Capitalism - FUCK OFF!!! YOU'RE NOT EVEN AN ANARCHIST!!!
Neoliberalism - Oh so I'M the one who hates the poor? You literally think that the British colonizing India was good. I'll see myself out on this one.
Plutocracy - Evil incarnate.
Reactionarism &
Feudalism - FUCK YOU BOTH FOR WHAT YOU DO TO WORKERS! I AM NEVER BEING A SERF AGAIN!
Libertarianism - Socialism is neither "when welfare" nor "when the government", you schizo! You also stole
their name!
Authoritarian Capitalism - Proof that
liberal “democracies” are nothing more than rational dictatorships controlled by the bourgeoisie.
Thatcherism - Ding dong the witch is dead!
Third Way - STOP CORRUPTING EVERY EUROPEAN LEFT WING PARTY YOU
NEOLIBERAL SCUM!
Eco-Capitalism - “Eco-Friendly Capitalism.” What an actual joke.
Neoconservatism - You have the audacity to call me an oppressor while you overthrow democratically elected leaders and install tyrants around the world. Even
he hates you. Just ask him!
Further Information
Literature
- Das Kapital Volumes One, Two and Three by
Karl Marx
- Evolutionary Socialism by
Eduard Bernstein
- Why Socialism? by
Albert Einstein
- Imperialism The Highest Stage of Capitalism by
Vladimir Lenin
- The Accumulation of Capital by
Rosa Luxemburg
- It's Time For Real Change: For the Many Not the Few by The U.K. Labour Party under the Leadership of
Jeremy Corbyn.
- The Soul of Man Under Socialism by
Oscar Wilde
- Understanding Socialism by
Richard D. Wolff
- After Liberalism by Immanuel Wallerstein
- Bullshit Jobs by
David Graeber
- The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy by
David Graeber
- Acts of Resistance: Against the Tyranny of the Market by Pierre Bourdieu
- J IS FOR JUNK ECONOMICS: A Guide To Reality In An Age Of Deception by Michael Hudson
- The Establishment: And how they get away with it by
Owen Jones
- A People's History of the United States by
Howard Zinn
Wikipedia
- Socialism
- History of Socialism
- Types of Socialism
- Economic Planning
- Workplace Democracy
- Socialist State
- The Red Flag
- Socialist Parties
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People
Phillip Mainländer
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Louis Charles Delescluze
Jarosław Dąbrowski
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Julius Martov
Ernst Thälmann
Rosa Luxemburg
Sun Yat-sen
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Kim Dynasty
Josip Broz Tito
Enver Hoxha
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgy Malenkov
Mikhail Suslov
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Che Guevara
Ho Chi Minh
Kaysone Phomvihane
Pol Pot
Erich Honecker
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexander Dubček
Gustav Husak File:Husák.png
Mátyás Rákosi
János Kádár
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Muammar Gaddafi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Bhagat Singh
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sukarno
Luis Taruc
Lean Alejandro
Sanzo Nosaka
Inejiro Asanuma
Tetsu Katayama
Michel Aflaq
Patrice Lumumba
Salvador Allende
Lee Harvey Oswald
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Fred Hampton
Angela Davis
Leila Khaled
Ne Win
Dr. Najib
Kwame Nkrumah
Marien Ngouabi
Thomas Sankara
Julius Nyerere
Deng Xiaoping
Xi Jinping
Jose Maria Sison
Abimael Guzmán
Abdullah Öcalan
Robert Mugabe
Nelson Mandela
Winnie Mandela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Evo Morales
Luis Arce
Daniel Ortega
Pedro Castillo
Eugene V. Debs
Emma Goldman
Peter Kropotkin
George Orwell
Albert Einstein
Olof Palme
Noam Chomsky
Gennady Zyuganov
Aleksandr Dugin
Michael Parenti
Jeremy Corbyn
George Galloway
Zarah Sultana
Slavoj Žižek
Richard D. Wolff
Max Blumenthal
Abby Martin
Mike Prysner
Mansoor Hekmat
Carlos Latuff
Youtube
Videos
- Economic Update: 3 Basic Kinds of Socialism by Democracy at Work
- What Is Socialism? by NowThisWorld
- Why Socialism Is Red by azureScapegoat
- Socialism For Dummies. a lecture by Richard Wolff
Channels
Online Communities
- r/Socialism
- r/Socialism101
- r/SocialismVCapitalism
- r/LateStageCapitalism
- chapo.chat
- hexbear.net
- lemmygrad.ml
Gallery
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Socialism killed by
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Egalitarianism