We are social beings who live in communities. Does that make us Socialists and Communists?

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We are social beings who live in communities. Does that make us Socialists and Communists? Regardless of your ideological preferences, "No person is an Island unto themselves"*(John Donne)--although some obviously wish it were so.

I think the depth of knowledge that many have of these ideological stereotypes is limited to the superficial simularity in the words derived from the same roots. Some can't locate the US on a world map, certainly have no real understanding of the ideologies and the propagandists are having a field day training your minds to assume they are dirty words. Thatne reason I asked the Q. The other reason for asking the Q: finding the few who aren't duped and have an unding that these monolithic ideologies are simply points of view that have been superceded by better ones.

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I think the depth of knowledge that many have of these ideological stereotypes is limited to the superficial simularity in the words derived from the same roots. Some who can't locate the US on a world map, certainly have no real understanding of these ideologies and the propagandists on the right are having a field day training your minds to assume they are just dirty words. That is one reason I asked the Q. The other reason for asking the Q: finding the few who aren't duped and have an understanding that these monolithic ideologies are simply points of view that have been superceded by better ones.

I don't play with words. I understand them thoroughly before I criticize or find fault in them."

"SOCIALISM FROM
ANTIQUITY TO MARX
As a modern political movement, socialism arose in
the early and middle decades of the nineteenth century.
As an idea, it can be discerned much earlier in mythic,
philosophic, and theological thought. In the simplest
sense, socialism amounts to a belief that all producers
ought to share equally in the fruits of combined labor.
On a deeper level, socialism is more than an economic
formula, and even more than a prescription for justice.
It is an expression of faith in the capacity of the
mass of mankind to overcome what is thought of
as an alienation or estrangement from its own essential
nature, which socialists contend is far more creative,
pacific, and altruistic than actual experience might
indicate."

see History of Ideas Webpage : http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhiana.cgi?id=dv4-37

Soviet Communism:
According to these general ideas capitalist society
consists of a small privileged class, which owns the
means of production & exchange, & a huge majority
of proletarians or semiproletarians exploited by the
dominant minority. The inevitable evolution of this
society through technological advances, economic
crises, and imperialist wars only accentuates the
antagonistic interests and conflicts between the dimin
ishing minority & the growing majority, thus creating
conditions which bring about the replacement of capi-
talist production by the relations of socialist produc-
tion; in short, the achievement of a “social revolution.”
After replacing the private ownership of the means
of production by collectivist ownership, this revolution
would finally abolish the division of society into classes,
& would liberate all of oppressed mankind by putting
an end to the various forms of exploitation of labor,
manual or intellectual.

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Answer 1

No. If we were Communists, everything would be owned by the community.

Answer 2

Yes, we are social beings. So are most intelligent animals. (Apes, Pigs, Elephants) The more Intelligent you are, the more Individualistic you are, since community validates individuality. you don't know who you are until you know who other people are. Communism is agreeing to fascism, which is exactly what we liberals set out to fight. It is possible to be an Individual and exist in a social framework. you just tend to be more cautious.

Answer 3

Not unless Socialist Goons are dragging people out of there homes, never to be seen again.
That is how Socialism & Communism works.

Answer 4

maybe we are just a herd of wildebeasts and zebras sharing a common goal, survival. a symbiotic relationship, still independant but in a group, and not responsible to feed others in the group. it is still each zebra and wildebeast for himself. of course one can help out one's fellow crittor if you want, and it being voluntary would be very much appreciated but not forced. you bring joy to your heart to do so there is more happiness in giving then in receiving jesus said, but this giving only brings joy when voluntary.

RRRRR

Answer 5

My ancestors came from Africa if you go back far enough.

Does that make me African?

Sorry, one similarity between a monkey and a parrot doesn't make the monkey a parrot.

Answer 6

You are obviously a communist

We, on the other hand, are freedom-loving Americans

Answer 7

We are a social species. But not in the poltical sense.

Answer 8

No, we will only have to be socialist is hillary is elected.

Proof:

Her talk about "shared responsibility" and universal healthcare.

Answer 9

well the liberal two party system is certainly trying to turn us into socialist communists...

Answer 10

I am anti-social, and I live secluded. Don't label me.