Radical Ideas & Types of Government

Question 1

Define “Radicalism”

Answer 1

• The idea of radical is “New Ideas”, radical thinkers rather attack the problems at the roots of an issue. Ex: What causes poverty?
• Radicalism isn’t always violence
• Latin term for radicalism is “Roots” attacking problems at the root
• Analogy used is to attack the roots of a tree, in order to change the whole tree.

Question 2

Define “Ideology”

Answer 2

A political ideology largely concerns itself with how to allocate power and to what ends it should be used. Some parties follow a certain ideology very closely, while others may take broad inspiration from a group of related ideologies without specifically embracing any one of them.

• Society demonizes people who thin differently
• Used to point out people who think differently
• Karl Marx, ideologies are dangerous and powerful. Believes capitalism is an ideology.

Question 3

Define “Socialism”

Answer 3

• Socialism emphasizes equality rather than achievement, values workers and the amount of time they put in rather than by the amount of value they produce. Also it makes individuals dependants on the state for everything for food to health care.
• Workers control the means of production
• Overtime pay, workers rights, came from socialist movements.
• Socialism now is about democracy, created a relationship with capitalism
• Socialism is basically that property should be dispersed equally

Question 4

What are two types of “Socialism”? And define

Answer 4

1. Utopian Socialism: Removal of all want
2. Scientific Socialism

• Exploitation sustains capitalism
• Marx predicted that workers would protest once they realized how much their work was being exploitation

Generally the difference is that Scientific socialists and utopian socialists are their methods of revolution. Utopian socialists believe that revolution can come about peacefully, and through cultural we can defeat the capitalist class and launch a socialist movement. 
Scientific socialists think that is a load of garbage, and stay true to Marx's methods of revolution.

Question 5

Define “Communism”

Answer 5

• An ideology that draws from the socialist critique of capitalism and sees a future society that is classless.
• Equality, no ruling class
• Equal ownership of factories and how things are produced

Question 6

Define “Anarchism”

Answer 6

• Defined as lack of high articles of government

- No high order and hierarchies

Question 7

Define “Fascism”

Answer 7

• A radical movement that started during and after the WW2
• Ideology that exploded in the 1900’s
• Citizens need to make sacrifices for the common good
• Belief that people running the country are natural born leaders
• Property and wealth for people at top because its their reward, and helps make sure they stay at top
• Large police force to reinforce laws
• EX: Nazism in Germany