Shouldn't America Adopt Europe's Style Of Socialism?

Question

What gives us the right to stand free of the standard?

Answer 1

Socialism goes against the precept of a society made of different cultures.

Answer 2

America should have the maturity to learn from others and adopt philosophies to suit our needs on our terms. Seems like common sense to me. Standing free of the standard might sometimes be wise and other times be ignorant. But we certainly have the right.

Answer 3

If we did that our currency would be worth a whole lot more, eh?

Instead we have a corrupt corporatism here in America that sends jobs overseas, sinks the dollar, and sells us goods and service on credit.

Do you like the sound of Ponzi finance credit bubbles popping or something?

[We are too ignorant either of what individual agency in its best form, or Socialism in its best form, can accomplish, to be qualified to decide which of the two will be the ultimate form of human society.] - John Stuart Mill, "Principles of Political Economy: Book II" (1867)

Answer 4

We don't use the metric system like the rest of the world. We should not be Socialist in the European sense either. In fact we are not anywhere near European style Socialism nor will we be no matter who is elected President.

Answer 5

The Constitution of the United States gives us that right. Standards should be questioned and not all standards are good.

Answer 6

Standard? Do you realize that 50% of the dentists in Britain choose not to participate in the government program? Most people in Britain have to pay to have procedures done in a timely manner or go to some other country. Why do you think Canadians come to the US for healthcare? You should do a little research before advocating a documented failed program. Typical liberal stupidity!

Answer 7

Yes, living standards are much higher in Europe.

From the answers I see not many people know the difference between communism and socialism. Our school system obviously needs improvement. Every country in the industrialized world except South Africa has socialized health care and wouldn't change.

Answer 8

Our Constitution for one. Our founding fathers would pick up arms if they were here today witnessing the take over by socialists. This country was founded on limited government, rugged individualism, hard work, grit, determination and so on not a give me attitude that only serves to create slaves out of the masses, a reliable voting block for those that promise goodies for the many at the expense of the few. The government needs to back out of our lives not get further involved

Answer 9

If that's what you want, feel free to move there. You have no right to screw this country up for those of us who prefer the U.S.'s brand of capitalism.

Answer 10

Although the terms socialism and communism were once used interchangeably, these systems have evolved over time to represent two completely different forms of government. Communist and socialist political parties are now bitter enemies in some parts of the world. Communism and socialism were both established to crush the uprising of capitalism in the 1800's. The founders of both forms of government believed that land, factories, and other economic resources should be government owned instead of privately owned. However, communists and socialists began to disagree on many points and they eventually evolved into completely separate ideologies.

SOCIALISM: In 1919 Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart formed the German Worker's Party (GPW) in Munich. The German Army was worried that it was a left-wing revolutionary group and sent Adolf Hitler, one of its education officers, to spy on the organization. Hitler discovered that the party's political ideas were similar to his own. He approved of Drexler's German nationalism and anti-Semitism but was unimpressed with the way the party was organized. Although there as a spy, Hitler could not restrain himself when a member made a point he disagreed with, and he stood up and made a passionate speech on the subject.

Anton Drexler was impressed with Hitler's abilities as an orator and invited him to join the party. At first Hitler was reluctant, but urged on by his commanding officer, Captain Karl Mayr, he eventually agreed. He was only the fifty-fourth person to join the German Worker's Party. Hitler was immediately asked to join the executive committee and was later appointed the party's propaganda manager.

COMMUNISM: Communism is an ideology that promotes establishment of a classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production. It is usually considered a branch of the broader socialist movement that draws on the various political and intellectual movements that trace their origins back to the work of Karl Marx.

“The Communists... are on the one hand, practically, the most advanced and resolute section of the working-class parties of every country, that section which pushes forward all others; on the other hand, theoretically, they have over the great mass of the proletariat the advantage of clearly understanding the lines of march, the conditions, and the ultimate general results of the proletarian movement.
The immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of all other proletarian parties: formation of the proletariat into a class, overthrow of the bourgeois State, conquest of political power by the proletariat. - Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto, 1848”

Although many forms of communism, such as Leninism, Trotskyism and Luxemburgism, are based on the teachings of Karl Marx, non-Marxist versions of communism (such as Christian communism and anarchist communism) also exist.

FASCISM: Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers individual and social interests subordinate to the interests of the state or party. Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, cultural, racial, and religious attributes. Various scholars attribute different characteristics to fascism, but the following elements are usually seen as its integral parts: nationalism, statism, militarism, totalitarianism, anti-communism, corporatism, populism, collectivism, and opposition to political and economic liberalism.

The US is evolving into a fascist style government, uniting religious ideology with poilitics, a sort of Christian Fascism.

Answer 11

nothing gives us the right to stand free of the standard but sometimes going with the standard is good,like women and blacks couldn't vote until like the 60's while in europe women and blacks already had equal civil rights.