Socialism: What does it mean?

Say Socialism and an array of words and phrases come to mind, most quite undesirable; dictatorship, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, communism, thought crime, collectivism, one class, USSR, anti-west, no freedom, tyranny, violence, control, poverty, decadence, one size fits all. Whys that? Mostly because of the lack of education, misinformation, political propaganda, western fear mongering, media falsifications/ fabrications, inadequate coverage of the issue, ignorance, fear and guilt. What we forget or more to the matter ignore, is the fact that we live in a very imperfect society. We also fail to recognise the true socialist platform as a very viable form of government, economy and society.

People don't realise that a well run communist government, operating on the proper socialist system and ideal would provide more people employment, societies would be far more co-operative and helpful to one another. Education and health cover would be free and funded entirely by the government. Equality would be upheld and enforced, whilst any separatism and racism severely punished. Multiculturalism would be revered and respected. People wouldn't be exploited like slaves with long work hrs and over strenuous work because the workers interest would be of supreme importance not profit. Income taxation would be minimal or non-existent therefore leaving people more money in their pockets. People would live in freedom, so long as they don't allow greed and hatred to influence their actions. Industry would be worker run and managed. Communities would become interdependent mostly, as opposed to being dependent on the global market thus local well being of the economic state and the society itself would become of significant importance. There would be a flourishing free market in which agricultural and home made goods would be bought by the local government and sold locally or exported thus generating work for anyone and everyone. The life expectancy would be equal to that of the most developed western nations. Internationalism would be supported and encouraged as opposed to nationalism and protectionism. Cultural diversity and world peace aiming at worldwide prosperity and wellbeing would be achieved through multilateralism and strong economic ties. People would gain immense pride in their communities and their people. The family structure would be encouraged. Governments would be truly secular. Societal cohesion and respect would be preached and valued with the greatest importance.

The ever growing gap between the middle class and upper class would be eliminated as the middle class would constitute most of the society, whilst the upper class would be solely reserved for key political leaders and entertainers, not the industrialists and the greedy shareholders, who forever are trying to satiate their relentless hunger for wealth with the steadfast increase of worker detriment. Resources would be controlled by that middle class not the few. Some two per cent of the population would constitute upper class, whilst the remainder would be mostly middle class and without any competition between the two. Quite unlike what we get with capitalist westernism where the richer keep getting richer whilst the middle class keeps getting poorer. The western model is bound for failure because theres a n ongoing rift between the middle and upper social classes which is successfully achieving an inadequacy increasingly resembling a seemingly bygone era.

Maybe its too early in our evolutionary cycle, but just take the time to imagine the following idea; A world as one, peaceful and equal. Nationalism long gone and replaced with a single world government ensuring equal representation of all people. Greed and money are long gone and so is the need to toil away to simply survive. Necessities like housing, clothing, education, medicine, food, transportation and energy are free and available to all people equally. Respect, the family structure and free thought are upheld above all else. Religion is abolished as its a primitive tool, a system of control. The social class system is totally phased out as all people are seen as exact equals, individuals but equal in society. Knowledge is distributed amongst the population as secrets and classified information becomes non existent. Mankind works together to further its scientific knowledge as resources are channeled into research of further development in refining the world we live in to better support a huge human population. All military exercise and development gets ceased. Such a world would take huge change in both how we think as a species, and how we think as individuals. The socialist ideal achieved through a democratically elected communist government or an outright anarchistic model free of all government, are the only two steps we can really take towards achieving the ideal 'heaven on earth', and further evolve ourselves as a human race free of our primitive tendencies such as territorialism, jealousy, hate, lust for violence and religious obedience. Its just a thought, ask yourself what kind of world you'd like to live in and leave for your children, and question all of today's hindrances and backwardness's which laugh in the face of prosperity. To me the Titoist (Josip Broz Tito's) approach to a communist lead government is the vital step towards implementing the socialist ideologies of respect, equality, peace, prosperity, self management, equal resource distribution, freethinking, secularism, almost non existent social class, and free necessities for life which many people get forced to work for nowadays. In fact no matter what it takes, no price is too great to pay in achieving true freedom and a much needed equilibrium with our environment and fellow man. Its vital to our longevity as a species on this planet despite inevitable obstacles.

The Socialist Dream: No not delusion...I meant what i said 'dream'!

The negative side to westernisation: Industrialisation, capitalism, democracy, nationalism, fascism, racism, imperialism, war, lies, propaganda, religious cohesion, exploitation, corporatism, greed, fear mongering, over taxation and hyper inflation. The positive side being; freedom of choice, freedom of thought, individualism, equal opportunity, a large middleclass society, right to vote, and religious freedom. As you can see the western world is far from the ideal society the world should aspire towards. Whenever you question be it nationalism, capitalism or democracy theres a high chance you'll get branded as a communist, stalinist or marxist, or better yet an anarchist. You'll be demonised and dismissed and blamed for upholding an anti-western ideology. Your values will get attacked with the most twisted interpretations of your values will get compared to certain historical times, which have very little if any correlation to your views and ideals. For example, if you question the validity of democracy you may get accused for upholding stalinist totalitarianism! If you question or debate the morality of the exploitation of workers in the industrial sector, all for the sake of an ever increasing profit margin, to further satiate greedy investors, youl'l most probably be branded a communist or some sort of collectivist! In fact any type of dissent will be ridiculed and you'll get dismissed as nothing more than a collectivist, authoritarian, totalitarian, communist sympathiser. This thus leaves even the simple and major highlights of today's western culture in question, our freedom of thought, freedon of speech, our freedom of choice! We can but we get ostracised if we do! We can think as long as we don't act upon our thaughts, this leaves the credibility of such a freedom in serious question. You see i believe in the Socialist ideal. I don't need you to call me a communist or stalinist, because im not! I don't need you to call me a collectivist because i'm not! I dont need you to confuse my ethical reasoning with some banner waving, politically correct tree conservationist! As a freethinker, i tend to see the bright and dark side of most of the much applauded western building blocks. I see that democracy is inadequate in equally representing the entire population because its based upon majority rules. I see the undying industrial giants hunger for profit as the platform through which worker exploitation is somehow justified! I researched the meaning of socialism, and over years have through increased understanding come to realise that the actual idea of socialism isnt based upon some communist state, or a nation of mindless sheep controlled by a dictator, or a society in which thought is a crime, or even a society in which actions are restricted through strict law to stem ones greedy desires (naughty naughty). I don't need some politically correct prick to tell me that i'm a marxist or stalinist when i base my morals upon my ethics, and its through my reason that i decide to embrace the concept of true socialism. Once you put away the your decadent political correctness, the blind assumptions and mindless name-calling, only then can we relate to one another on a respectful plane, and with maturity discuss a true reform. Because a much needed change to the current society we live in, is a stepping stone that the world will need to evercome in its further evolution as a species. In the next blog ill discuss Socialism in greater detail, no not Stalin, or chavez, or north korea......the actual philosophy behind the beautiful idea of socialism, and the grand vision the socialist state truly encompasses.