I believe Socialism is more social control and direct use rather than profit. Money, classes (maybe, but not a wide gap), and state still exist
Communism seeks to abolish Capitalism too, but wants a classless, money less, stateless society based on common ownership and means of production
There are a multiplicity of views in a democracy as concerns capitalism that range from the laissez-faire extremists and libertarians on the positive side to the communists and pietists on the negative side. Being in a democracy does not limit or direct a person to have one view of capitalism as opposed to another.
They viewed the Great Depression as an indicator that Capitalism was a failure. The oppression of the poor and the alienation of Wall Street from the common folk was seen as an inherent problem with Capitalism and made Socialist and Communist critiques more acceptable and reasoned. Membership in the Socialist and Communist Parties in the USA rose, but were never large enough to directly challenge Democrat or Republican policy like the Populists had in the late 1800s. However, many of President Franklin Roosevelt's reforms were based on socialist principles and expanded government.
Arthur Miller felt that capitalism was dangerous and that it was selling lies to Americans.
Present day socialists and communists are not regarded as successful. Partly because the steps to the perfect economy are impossible to attain. In otehr words, the last step in attaining a socialist economy is to become a communist economy, which means the military who trying to gain control of the economy would need to give up power. Currently, no governments have done that. Russia and China are two examples. They are not regarded as good places to live. This gives a bad rep to the term socialist.
Yes, view can be a noun or verb.noun: My view is outstanding from the 15th floor.verb: John and I view the problem differently.
They saw it as a disease caused by capitalism
slowly allowing more ownership of private property.
An opportunity, they see it as something that allows them to take more control.
Whose view of capitalism is more persuasive: Adam Smith's or Karl Marx
dutch
Gold
- War caused by the stresses and strains of monopolistic capitalism. - Capitalist overproduction requires the continual expansion of markets, sources of raw materials and profits. - Colonial conquests by capitalist powers. - After all the available lands for expropriated and exploited, the incessant demand for more leads to wars among the capitalists powers themselves. - Lenin's view in Lenin's view capitalism causes war and with the destruction of private capitalism, wars will no longer occur.