POLITICAL DEFINITIONS
Compiled by Tuese Ahkiong
ANARCHISM- is a political philosophy of non-aggression, that rejects politics as a morally consistent means by which individuals organize themselves.
CAPITALISM- is the economic and social system (and also the mode of production) in which the means of production are predominantly privately owned and operated for profit, and distribution and exchange is in a mainly market economy. It is usually considered to involve the right of individuals and corporations to trade (using money) in goods, services, labor and land.
COMMUNISM-
ABOLITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY
It is a socio-economic structure that promotes the establishment of a classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production. It encourages the formation of a proletarian state in order to overcome the class structures and alienation of labor that characterize capitalistic societies, and their legacy of imperialism and nationalism. Communism holds that the only way to solve these problems is for the working class (or proletariat) to replace the wealthy ruling class (or bourgeoisie), through revolutionary action, in order to establish a peaceful, free society, without classes or government.
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
synonyms:
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collectivism, state ownership, socialism, radical socialism;
Sovietism, Bolshevism, Marxism, neo-Marxism, Leninism, Marxism–Leninism, Trotskyism, Maoism
"the social and economic principles of communism"
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CONSERVATISM- (or conservativism) is any political philosophy that favors tradition (in the sense of various religious, cultural, or nationally-defined beliefs and customs) in the face of external forces for change, and is critical of proposals for radical social change. Some Conservatives seek to preserve the status quo or to reform society slowly, while others seek to return to the values of an earlier time.
CRITICAL RACE THEORY CRT
examines racism within culture and society and seeks to explain how it relates to law, opportunity, power, housing, employment, education, status, etc. Proponents of CRT often say a socially constructed system of oppression instituted by white people is designed to suppress people of color.
DEMOCRACY- : government by the peopleespecially : rule of the majority
b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
The USA is NOT a Democracy!
EGALITARIANISM- is a political doctrine that holds that all people should be treated as equals from birth, usually meaning held equal under the law and in society at large. It is a belief in human equality, especially with respect to social, political and economic rights and privileges, and advocates the removal of inequalities among people and of discrimination (on grounds such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc).
FASCISM- a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
FEMINISM- comprises a number of egalitarian social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. It is the doctrine advocating social, political and all other rights for women which are equal to those of men. A form of Marxism.
LEFTISM, LEFT WING
In politics, the portion of the political spectrum associated in general with egalitarianism and popular or state control of the major institutions of political and economic life. The term dates from the 1790s, when in the French revolutionary parliament the socialist representatives sat to the presiding officer’s left. Leftists tend to be hostile to the interests of traditional elites, including the wealthy and members of the aristocracy, and to favour the interests of the working class (see proletariat). They tend to regard social welfare as the most important goal of government. Socialism is the standard leftist ideology in most countries of the world; communism is a more radical leftist ideology.
LIBERALISM- includes a broad spectrum of political philosophies that consider individual liberty to be the most important political goal, and emphasize individual rights and equality of opportunity. Although most Liberals would claim that a government is necessary to protect rights, different forms of Liberalism may propose very different policies (see the section on Types of Liberalism below). They are, however, generally united by their support for a number of principles, including extensive freedom of thought and freedom of speech, limitations on the power of governments, the application of the rule of law, a market economy (or a mixed economy with both private-owned and state-owned enterprises) and a transparentand democratic system of government.
LIBERTARIANISM- an individualist political philosophy that upholds liberty as its primary focus and principal objective.
Property rights, non-aggression principle.
MARXISM- is an economic and social system derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1829 - 1895). It is a theoretical-practical framework based on the analysis of "the conflicts between the powerful and the subjugated" with working class self-emancipation as its goal.
The system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, especially the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change, and that the capitalist system, containing from the first the seeds of its own decay, will inevitably, after the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat, be superseded by a socialist order and a classless society.
The leaders of BLM are trained Marxist.
NATIONALISM- is the doctrine that one's national culture and interests are superiorto any other, and that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals. It holds that a nation, usually defined in terms of language, ethnicity or culture, has the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community based on a shared history and common destiny. It can also refer to the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination.
NAZI, NAZISM- a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust. DEROGATORY
extreme racist or authoritarian views or behavior.
REPUBLIC- a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
: a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to LAW.
The USA is a Republic. Article 4 section 4 US Constitution. You pledge allegiance to the….?
RIGHT WING- see Conservatism
SOCIALISM- is a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the workers, either directly through popular collectives such as workers' councils, or indirectly exercised on behalf of the people by the state, and in which Egalitarianism or equality is an important goal. Thus, under Socialism, the means of production are owned by the state, community or the workers (as opposed to privately owned as under Capitalism).
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
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leftism, Fabianism, syndicalism, consuer socialism, utopian socialism, welfarism;
communism, Bolshevism;
radicalism, militancy;
progressivism, social democracy;
laborism;
Marxism, Leninism, Marxism–Leninism, neo-Marxism, Trotskyism, Maoism
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o policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
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leftism, Fabianism, syndicalism, consumer socialism, utopian socialism, welfarism.
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o (in Marxist theory) a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of Communism.
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS (SJW)
Social justice warrior (SJW) typically refers to a left leaning person who is seen as overly enthusiastic about issues of fairness in the treatment of matters of race, gender, or identity.
TOTALITARIANISM- Totalitarianism refers to an authoritarian political system or state that regulatesand controls nearly every aspect of the public and private sectors. Totalitarian regimes establish complete political, social, and cultural control over their subjects, and are usually headed by a charismatic leader. In general, Totalitarianism involves a single mass party, typically led by a dictator; an attempt to mobilize the entire population in support of the official state ideology; and an intolerance of activities which are not directed towards the goals of the state, usually entailing repression and state control of business, labor unions, churches and political parties. A totalitarian regime is essentially a modern form of authoritarian state, requiring as it does an advanced technology of social control.
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
VOLUTARISM- a political philosophy which holds that all forms of human association should be voluntary.
WOKE WOKEISM
Woke is now defined in this dictionary as “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of race, gender, sexuality, pedophilia/ grooming and social justice),” and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. By the end of that same decade it was also being applied by some as a general pejorative for anyone who is or appears to be politically left-leaning.
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE "TWO COW" TERMS
https://tueseahkiong.blogspot.com/2018/12/political-philosophies-explained-in.html?m=1
