2006-08-15 15:29:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
If George Orwell was so against a totalitarianism state, then why was he for Democratic Socialism?
2006-08-15 15:54:04 · update #1
It takes the concept of Welfare as promoted by many Democrats one step further.
Socialism is a political theory advocating state ownership of industry and utilities. In other words, the state (or federal govt) would purchase and operate things like power plants, farms, production facilities and other business that produce resources. Those resources would then be distributed to those who need them, replacing the current financial hand-outs.
It cuts down on financial welfare, which in turn cuts down on taxes. It also preserves more jobs, because since the business are run by the government, those jobs cannot be outsourced or paid to undocumented workers under the table.
Similar projects already exist in the small scale. There are many state-run utility companies, state-run dumps or grazing grounds, and so on. It's a question of whether the government can more efficiently run the business than local business owners.
Most Democrats don't think this is a good idea, and prefer just shuffling money around, rather than getting the government into running businesses.
2006-08-15 15:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The main point you should take from these answers is that Democratic Socialism is a system in which the government (run by the people through representative government) controls more industries. For instance, power, water, maybe the airlines. Americans are not used to the idea, and as you can see from some of the answers, really do not understand the system. It is ok if you prefer our way of governing, but their are many prosperous and happy countries around the world that practice Democratic socialism.
2006-08-15 15:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by TheSilence 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Democratic party is not a socialist party. Socialism means that the government has programs that take care of the public welfare and although the Democrats are for some government programs they are not for the government running all programs like a socialist party would.
2006-08-15 15:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by DONALD S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parties which favor both the socialistic and democratic principles of the respective nations which they seek to, or in fact do, govern, wholly or by majority. The nature of their governances would be tempered by both of their two major stated ideologies, so that one would not override the other.
The socialistic part would be mostly concerned with social welfare.
The democratic part's role is hard to say, as most parties seem to have some aspect of democracy to them; indeed, their existence in democracies of various forms attest to them having some element of democratic principles, lest they be considered an illegal party. Though "democratic" means of democracy, being like onto a democracy and the tenets, etc., thereof, in most cases the applicable version, as defined by its associations, tenets, stated principles, and what have you, of the nation in which it is a part, of the Democratic party is the most common and intended reference.
2006-08-15 15:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fill in what you earned the last year in Line A.
Send amount in Line A to the Guberment.
2006-08-15 15:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Democratic Socialism:
WE voted to take YOUR money.
2006-08-15 15:39:46 · answer #6 · answered by szydkids 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
AL Gore
2006-08-15 15:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by HEY boo boo 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A form of totalitarianism
Everyone controlled and supported by the government. No freedom.
2006-08-15 15:34:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋