October 23, 2024

How to Be a Communist

59 minutes

EPISODE 122 | How to Be a Communist

One of the many words tossed about these days as a snarl term is “communist”, but do the people using this sobriquet know what that really means? It certainly doesn’t mean every leftwing philosophy or ideology. In fact, Communism is a very specific set of applications of very certain ideas, and, like it or not, helped define the 20th century.

So let’s look at what Communism is and what it isn’t, and what other systems and suites of thought have crossover with it. Like all the different flavors of Socialism.

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SECTIONS

Closer to Home - Socialism (market and non-market), Adam Smith, the Labour Theory of Value (LTV)

Duty Now for the Future - The French Revolution and the Directory, the Conspiracy of Equals, Utopian Socialism, Chartism, Karl Marx and Friedreich Engels become buddies

Mean Machine - Engels's "alienated labour" and The German Ideology, historical materialism, The Communist Manifesto, the basics of Marxism, Marx and Engels hatch a fast-track plan

Brothers in Arms - The Russian Tsar is overthrown and Communism comes to power, the first Communist platform, Reds versus Whites, Lenin develops Leninism

Music for the People - Stalin develops Marxism-Leninism, which spreads to all countries that go Communist

Futuristic Design - Mao Zedong takes over in China, Communism fails almost everywhere

Subterranean Jungle - The Horseshoe Theory, Communism has more in common with Fascism than with socialism, comparing and contrasting Fascism and Communism, comparing and contrasting capitalism and socialism, Third Way, social liberalism, social democracy

Life's What You Make It - Capitalism is not a social or political system, democracy is opposed to authoritarianism's many flavours

Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info:

Why market socialism is a viable alternative to neoliberalism at the Lon don School of Economics and Political Science

Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation by Pranab Bardhan and John E. Roemer in the Journal of Economic Perspectives

Socialist Market Economy chapters and articles on Science Direct

Non-Market Socialism: What is it? How will it work? - 2 papers from the Socialist and Anarchist Utopias Panel at the 2018 The Great Transition: Setting the Stage for a Post-Capitalist Society

International Conference in Montreal

SOCIALISM WITHOUT MARKETS: DEMOCRATIC PLANNED SOCIALISM paper by Al Campbel

What are some contemporary defenses of non-market socialism? on Quora

labour theory of value entry on Britannica

Chapter 6: Theories of Value from Human Society and the Global Economy by Kit Sims Taylor

Gracchus Babeuf & the Conspiracy of Equals

Utopian Socialism articles on Science Direct

Utopian Socialism in America on Digital History

Chartism essay by Amy J. Lloyd, University of Cambridge

What was the Chartist movement? on BBC Bitesize

Capitalism and alienation by Phil Gaspar in Critical Thinking from the International Socialist Review

Marx’s Theory of Alienation by Asher Horowitz, professor of political science at York University

The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Historical Materialism.org website

What is Historical Materialism? video on PHILO-notes YouTube channel

Karl Marx entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Manifesto of the Communist Party

What is 'Marxism' in The Economic Times

How does Marxism differ from Leninism?

What Is Marxism-Leninism?

Marxism: What It Is and Comparison to Communism, Socialism, and Capitalism on Investopedia

The Rise of Mao Zedong on Alpha History

Socialism, Fascism, Capitalism and Communism Chart from the Hampton Roads Naval Museum

Democracy in the Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People

Communism vs. Fascism comparison chart

Communism vs. Socialism comparison chart

Socialism vs Communism also with a chart

Communism vs. Democracy comparison chart

Capitalism vs. Socialism comparison chart

Capitalism vs Socialism another chart

Fascism and communism: Two sides of the same coin at the Adam Smith Institute

History is much too important to be left to politicians by Jonathan Steele in The Guardian

Different Types of Socialism

6 Political Ideas Socialism different types video on various types of Socialism

The Third Way: Myth and Reality by James Petras in the Monthly Review

What the Heck Is Social Liberalism?

Social Liberalism vs. Social Conservatism

Social Democracy definition by John Patrick in Understanding Democracy, A Hip Pocket Guide

Basics on Social Democracy brochure by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

What Is Social Democracy? Unveiling Its Values video

What are the main differences between social democracy and democratic socialism? on Quora

Liberal or Social Democrat? in Dissent Magazine

What's the difference between Social Democracy and Libertarianism? on Quora

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