Socialism Flashcards
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America wealth
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78% of Americans see income disparity as a big issue
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Kirchheimer
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Parties have to be so catch all to be a go that they can’t have a unique ideology
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Clause 4
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Labour Party dropped clause 4 (communal ownership) in 1995
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Andre Gorz quote
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As a system socialism is dead, the goals it once proclaimed are out of date
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Swedish Green Party
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Third largest party in Sweden
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Average number of UK parties
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2.1
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Key points of socialism
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A concern with poverty
Analyse society through class lens
Freedom
Internationalism
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Are social democratic governments really socialist? Why might they struggle to be?
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Catch all parties Key aspirations unchanged Post-materialism Recession brings class back Difficult in globalised free market Socialism adapts to time period
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Are social democratic parties still relevant?
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Catch all parties Post-materialism Welfare state success Increasing class divide Universal adoption of principles Global capitalist system
