DEWFALL - SOCIALISM Flashcards
1
Q
what are some similarities between socialism and liberalism?
A
- reject the traditional state
- reason over faith
- optimistic
- foundational equality (“equal opportunity not equal outcome”)
- desire for human liberation
- humans are capable of change
2
Q
“no man is an island” - who said it?
A
- John Donne
3
Q
what are the two main sections of socialism?
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- fundamentalist socialism
- revisionist socialism
4
Q
what do fundamentalists think of capitalism?
A
- it should be abolished either through revolution or evolution
5
Q
how do classical Marxist thinkers believe about capitalism?
A
- capitalism should be abolished before socialism and then communism
6
Q
what promotes “exploitation, alienation and oppression of one class by another” according to Marxists?
A
- CAPITALISM
7
Q
what is historical materialism?
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- each stage of history is defined by the economics, how wealth and resources are distributed
8
Q
why would capitalism eventually fail according to Marxist thinkers?
A
- it creates an exploiting environment which would create class consciousness leading to revolutions
9
Q
what is the end of history?
A
- dictatorship of the proletariat would destroy liberal-capitalist values and replace them with socialist ones
- dictatorship would be replaced by a stateless communist society
- society would exist so perfectly and flawlessly that there would be no more history, just harmony
10
Q
what is surplus value?
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- the excess profits made over workers’ wages
11
Q
who are the socialist key thinkers?
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- Karl Marx
- Friedrich Engels
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Beatrice Webb
- Anthony Crosland
- Anthony Giddens
12
Q
what did Lenin believe about the “revolutionary elite”?
A
- they would plan the overthrow of the Tsar
- incite revolution
- educate the masses
- form the communist party
13
Q
what is democratic centralism?
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- one party where only those involved could make decisions
- party would also enforce those decisions
14
Q
what did Luxemburg believe about revolution?
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- revolution rises spontaneously after class consciousness
15
Q
what did Stalin’s dictatorship of the USSR look like for germany?
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- collectivised agriculture
- 5 year plans for industrialisation
- forced relocation or murder of whole groups
