SOCIALISM TODAY Flashcards
1
Q
By start of the 21st century what did people think about socialism
A
A belief socialism was a dead ideology
2
Q
What happened for people to think there was a decline in socialism
A
Collapse of soviet union
Labour renouncing clause IV and third way being close to modern liberalism
Support for collectivism at ease - more house owners than trade unions
Working people in western societies undergoing embourgeoisement
World “socialism” not in a single labour manifesto from 1997-2010
3
Q
What has given optimism for socialism since 2000’s
A
Revisionist socialism
Capitalism wasn’t that secure with eurozone and 2008 banks
Corbyn as labour leader