FUNDAMENTAL SOCIALISM Flashcards
What are the 5 features of fundamentalists socialism
Classical marxism
Orthodox communism
Democratic socialism
Euro-communism
Neo-marxism
Whose writings was classical marxism
Writings of marx and engels
Belief that what must disappear before socialism
Capitalism must disappear before socialism and communism is established
What did fundamental socialists believe capitalism promoted
Exploitation, alienation and oppression of the working class and therefore in conflict with socialism’s key principles of fraternity, solidarity and equality
Marxs and engels believe that history was what
A series of economic stages
Marx and engels believed capitalism was what
“historically doomed” due to class consciousness which would arise within the proletariat
What socialist philosophy was marx and engels
Revolutionary socialism - believed capitalism had to be overthrown by revolution
Before the russian revolution what did lenin think about marx
Lenin had great respect to the ideas of marx but his vision of revolutionary socialism differed
What did lenin disagree with over revolutionary socialism
That revolution could only occur in countries with capitalism and the proletariat was well developed
What was lenin’s view of revolutionary socialism
Revolution in pre-industrial areas should be the cause and not the effect of socialist ideas
Revolution in early capitalist societies would do what
prevent the masses from developing sympathy for capitalist values
How did rosa Luxembourg disagree with Lenin’s socialism
She was concerned that his impatience could make revolutionary socialism irrelevant to already industrialised masses - Germany
Where was the dispute between lenin and Luxembourg
Over how revolution should arise and be conducted
Lenin stressed the importance of what
A revolutionary elite or “vanguard”
What would lenin’s revolutionary elite do
4 vital tasks:
plot and plan otherthrow of regime
Incite and organise revolution
Start educating masses of socialist ideas
Once regime fell, form communist party to embody dictatorship of proletariat
The practice of orthodox communism was seen as what
Oppressive and brutal
Example soviet union being oppressive and brutal
Soviet union and stalin collectivised agriculture and “fire year plan” industrial movement while either relocating or killing a whole peasant class in the process
Example of china being oppressive
Under Mao his “cultural revolution” became a campaign of prosecution of traditional Chinese values
Stalin and Trotsky differed in their vision of what
Securing a new socialist state
How did stalin and trotsky differ over views of achieving a socialist state
Stalin rejected trotsky’s theory of “permanent revolution” who argued that a new socialist state could only be achieved if neighboring countries had revolution too, whereas stalin believed that the soviet union should isolate itself from outside world promoting a form of socialist nationalism
Why were countries such as cuba and north korea having little evidence of marx’s ultimate objective
These revolutions invoked the idea of vanguard communist parties but they weren’t withering away and the states actually became larger
for most revolutionary socialists, who’s ideas are considered the most attractive brand of socialism
Rosa Luxembourg
What was the most influential form of socialism
Democratic socialism
what was vital for the development of the labour party
Democratic socialism
