Monday, December 10, 2007
Fascism
I don't think that Fascism will ever work on a large scale for one simple reason. People are Greedy! Everyone is looking out for themselves and on a large scale there are very few people who would make life choices to better the rest of the country if it would in turn make things more difficult on themselves.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
fascism
Fascism is the idea that state should come before personal, individual interests. It promotes a strong national unity through common ethnicity, religion, race, culture, or other similar ideas.
Mussolini was the leader of a fascist government in Italy. But since the fall of the Axis powers there really haven't been many self proclaimed Fascist governemnts.
I do not feel that Fascism could ever work in America. We are the melting pot of the world so there is no way that everyone living here could agree on religion or have the same race or ethnicity. Actually the reason our country was started was so that we could all be different.
If any type of Fascist government had a chance at surviving in America it would have to be on a very small or local level. Perhaps on one of the Native American Reservations or to a limited extent on a military base. But even these are not likely as they have ranks that people attain through service or hard work so the people may become interested in self-advancement over the group as a whole.
Mussolini was the leader of a fascist government in Italy. But since the fall of the Axis powers there really haven't been many self proclaimed Fascist governemnts.
I do not feel that Fascism could ever work in America. We are the melting pot of the world so there is no way that everyone living here could agree on religion or have the same race or ethnicity. Actually the reason our country was started was so that we could all be different.
If any type of Fascist government had a chance at surviving in America it would have to be on a very small or local level. Perhaps on one of the Native American Reservations or to a limited extent on a military base. But even these are not likely as they have ranks that people attain through service or hard work so the people may become interested in self-advancement over the group as a whole.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Compare and Contrast: Democracy and Communism
Democracy and Communism are both types of governments found in the world today. Both of these types of governments have been around for a while and can be found today. Both of these types of governments have had success, and both have in some instances failed.
So if these two types of governments have so much in common, what makes them different?
In communism, you have a government that promotes CLASSLESSNESS. this means everyone is even. Everyone shares in the ownership of the means of production. everyone is equal! This might sound good, but in many cases it is a very bad thing. No one has a reason to work harder to achieve more because even if they do more they are not going to get ahead of anyone else who is doing the minimum. There is no room for elevating your status.
Democracy on the other hand is a government that is "CONTROLLED BY THE PEOPLE" rather than communism's government that "CONTROLS THE PEOPLE." There is much room for improvement in the lives of citizens in democratic governments. There is no classlessness so everyone is urged to achieve their highest standard of living. Someone who puts in an extra effort can get ahead.
So if these two types of governments have so much in common, what makes them different?
In communism, you have a government that promotes CLASSLESSNESS. this means everyone is even. Everyone shares in the ownership of the means of production. everyone is equal! This might sound good, but in many cases it is a very bad thing. No one has a reason to work harder to achieve more because even if they do more they are not going to get ahead of anyone else who is doing the minimum. There is no room for elevating your status.
Democracy on the other hand is a government that is "CONTROLLED BY THE PEOPLE" rather than communism's government that "CONTROLS THE PEOPLE." There is much room for improvement in the lives of citizens in democratic governments. There is no classlessness so everyone is urged to achieve their highest standard of living. Someone who puts in an extra effort can get ahead.
Communism and Marxism
Communism is based on some of the same ideas presented in Marxism. Marxists feel that the work force is what makes the country go forward, or if they have a weak work force this can be what causes a country to fail on many levels.
Communist governments take control of all aspects of the workforce. They regulate who gets jobs, how much jobs pay, and leave little power to the work force whatsoever.
I think that leaders in Communist Governments feel that they are for the most part very intelligent and that they know what it takes to be powerful or successful. Unfortunately for those very same leaders they will never find a workforce who is willing to work their butts off to make the economy better. The workers have no motivation to do better because they don't really have anything to work towards. Whether or not they are the best at their jobs or not it is not going to matter because the government is going to force them to keep doing what they are doing and pay them the same anyway.
I feel this is a big reason why Communism won't ever work on a very large scale. It may work on very small scales where the people being governed are not very intelligent and need government assistance to get by. But in a Large scale it can't work because the people will defy the government in hopes to position themselves for bigger and better things. The government will likely try to put these people down. If they fail, the Communist government falls, but even if they succeed to stop these people from working for their own betterment it is most likely going to be done by jailing or killing them. This means they are losing their very best workers in certain fields.
One interesting side note that I thought was neat. The term "Marxism" is named after Karl Marx, however Karl Marx himself claims that he is NOT a Marxist.
Communist governments take control of all aspects of the workforce. They regulate who gets jobs, how much jobs pay, and leave little power to the work force whatsoever.
I think that leaders in Communist Governments feel that they are for the most part very intelligent and that they know what it takes to be powerful or successful. Unfortunately for those very same leaders they will never find a workforce who is willing to work their butts off to make the economy better. The workers have no motivation to do better because they don't really have anything to work towards. Whether or not they are the best at their jobs or not it is not going to matter because the government is going to force them to keep doing what they are doing and pay them the same anyway.
I feel this is a big reason why Communism won't ever work on a very large scale. It may work on very small scales where the people being governed are not very intelligent and need government assistance to get by. But in a Large scale it can't work because the people will defy the government in hopes to position themselves for bigger and better things. The government will likely try to put these people down. If they fail, the Communist government falls, but even if they succeed to stop these people from working for their own betterment it is most likely going to be done by jailing or killing them. This means they are losing their very best workers in certain fields.
One interesting side note that I thought was neat. The term "Marxism" is named after Karl Marx, however Karl Marx himself claims that he is NOT a Marxist.
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