Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26100798-20151001223151

First of all I would just like to say that I do not think that the American Political Discussion thread is any good, and I think it should be deleted, but when I see people throw words like "communism" and "socialism" around without even understanding what they mean, it annoys me. Anyways, here is the dictionary definitions of political parties/viewpoints along with a little explanation and elaboration.

Communism - This is first because it really annoys me when people say that communism is something that never works. True Communism has never actually existed on Earth. In true communism, there would be no government. Karl Marx(the creator of the idea of communism and author of the Communist Manifesto) predicted that after the industrial revolution, the gap between the rich and the poor would widen even more until the working class of people from all countries(which he calls the Proletariot) would rise up and create a classless society. In ideal Communism, everyone is viewed equally, with no social class, and no government. Marx says that people would work to benefit eachother. The definition of communism is: " a system in which goods are owned in  common and are available to all as needed". This means that noone would "own" their own property and people would share everything. Some countries(like China) claim to be communist, however, I doubt that Marx would consider them communist. The idea of Communism did not help the world, infact, it did the opposite. Stalin was inspired by the Communist Manifesto and Cuba(and other countries) became very communist and that did not end well. Marx was very smart, but many disagree with him, even Aristotle said that people will naturally form societies on their own, which Marx doesnt agree with.

Anarchy- Pretty simple, anarchy means that there is no ruler, no law, etc. Dictionary definition:

  a   :  absence of government  b  :  a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority  c  :  a [1 utopian] society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government

Socialism: Dictionary Definition: A way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies.

Capitalism: Dictionary Definition: a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government. The goal of capitalism is pretty much just profit.

I dont want to dive into liberal and conservative viewpoints because I think that those are pretty well known, and that could easily spark arguments, but, now you know what Capitalism, Socialism, Anarchy and Communism are! Also, maybe try correctly spelling and punctuating your comments, it makes you sound more sophisticated and more likely to win your argument in the Political Discussion thread. Good luck.   