One thing people often forget about socialism is how many different varieties there are of it.
Of course everyone knows about Marxism, but there are many different kinds of Marxism, which are usually named after some famous leftist mass murderer such as Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, and Trotskyism.
There are all kinds of socialism based on religion. Christian socialism is probably the most well known. The guy who wrote the pledge of allegiance was a Christian socialist. Another kind is Islamic socialism, which blends socialism with the principles of Islam, using the Quran as a guide.
Socialism can be imbued with environmentalism. Green or Eco socialists believe having public control over the means of production and distribution will lead to a cleaner environment.
Socialism can be classified based on the speed it is to be imposed. Revolutionary socialists believe it should be imposed quickly, while Fabian socialists believed it should be imposed slowly and gradually over time.
While socialism is often authoritarian and coercive, it doesn’t have to be. The Kibbutz was and still is voluntary, as was the commune that kicked out Bernie Sanders because he’s a lazy piece of shit who never did an honest day’s work in his life. In between authoritarian socialism and voluntary socialism is Democratic socialism, where socialism is imposed via the democratic process.
A new variety of socialism doesn’t even need a name. Xi Jinping calls his version Socialism with Chinese characteristics, whatever tf that means.
What constitutes socialism is a high degree of public control over the means of production and distribution. Once you have that, you can add in just about anything else you want.
Of course everyone knows about Marxism, but there are many different kinds of Marxism, which are usually named after some famous leftist mass murderer such as Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, and Trotskyism.
There are all kinds of socialism based on religion. Christian socialism is probably the most well known. The guy who wrote the pledge of allegiance was a Christian socialist. Another kind is Islamic socialism, which blends socialism with the principles of Islam, using the Quran as a guide.
Socialism can be imbued with environmentalism. Green or Eco socialists believe having public control over the means of production and distribution will lead to a cleaner environment.
Socialism can be classified based on the speed it is to be imposed. Revolutionary socialists believe it should be imposed quickly, while Fabian socialists believed it should be imposed slowly and gradually over time.
While socialism is often authoritarian and coercive, it doesn’t have to be. The Kibbutz was and still is voluntary, as was the commune that kicked out Bernie Sanders because he’s a lazy piece of shit who never did an honest day’s work in his life. In between authoritarian socialism and voluntary socialism is Democratic socialism, where socialism is imposed via the democratic process.
A new variety of socialism doesn’t even need a name. Xi Jinping calls his version Socialism with Chinese characteristics, whatever tf that means.
What constitutes socialism is a high degree of public control over the means of production and distribution. Once you have that, you can add in just about anything else you want.