Socialism

Socialism is an ideology used to represent the broad range of ideologies that fall under the umbrella term of "Socialism". In the classical sense, socialism describes worker-owned means of production, heavily supporting worker coops, democratic self-management, and workplace democracy. But much of the conservative western world says that socialism is an authoritarian leftist ideology, in which a bureaucratic state controls the means of production, in a bureaucratic way. But the modern definition of the word socialism, popularised by European Social Democrats, and the  Democratic Socialists of America, is "any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods." Socialism in the modern age advocates workers' democratic self-management, high taxation on the wealthy, nationalisation over key parts of industry, and preventing climate change. Socialism is always economically left, and culturally neutral however has found itself becoming synonymous with progressivism. But you do get ideologies like Conservative Socialism and more extreme ones like  Strasserism and  National Bolshevism, that combine Socialist economics, with conservative cultural preservation, due to their shared  Populist standpoint.

History (WIP)
Socialism as a political movement is rooted in the French Revolution and Jacobinism, although notable proto-socialist figures and movements existed before this. The first socialist thinkers were social critics and philosophers of the 19th century from Western Europe. These socialist thinkers followed what would later be dubbed, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Utopian Socialism, due to their lack of materialist analysis and bourgeois nature. Among these thinkers were Charles Fourier, Henri de Saint-Simon, and Robert Owen. Despite all these thinkers being considered Utopian Socialists, their philosophies differed greatly in many ways, with Owen's ideology resembling Socialism in the modern sense more so than the other two.

Robert Owen would go on to develop several socialist communes and villages, being the first to attempt to actualize a socialist society, though these projects were often on a small scale and subject to much criticism.

In France, during the first half of the 19th century, socialist philosophers and politicians continued to popularize socialism. It is in France during this time that many socialists started to reject the gradualism and utilization of utopian communes of the older Utopian Socialists. The term "socialism" was first used in a French Utopian Socialist newspaper. There also emerged a Christian Socialist movement in France led by Philippe Buchez. Moreover, during this time, French socialist literature, which would prove to be highly consequential, was being published, most notably What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

In the 19th century, Anarchism as a movement arose, and was incorporated into the socialist movement. This is seen with thinkers such as the aforementioned Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, whose socialistic anarchism was market-oriented, as well as with more communistic anarchists, like the Russian Mikhail Bakunin, who sought a collectivist anarchist society which would utilize labor vouchers, as well as the prominent  anarchist communist Peter Kropotkin, who sought a completely communistic society, devoid of any form of currency whatsoever. Anarchism when combined with socialist principles would later come to be known as Social Anarchism.

Marxism, which arose from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, became the most influential socialist philosophy in history. Marx and Engels ideas on philosophy, political economy, sociology and history were influenced primarily by George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, classical economists such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo, the earlier utopian socialists, and socialist ideals which arose in revolutionary France. Marx and Engels devised a materialist philosophy of history known as historical materialism, and called their form of socialism "scientific socialism" in contrast with utopian socialism. Marxism differed from Utopian Socialism in that it viewed history as a series of class struggles, and saw moving towards socialism within capitalism as futile, instead advocating for revolution.

Personality
Soc is usually portrayed as a stereotypical industrial-era unionized worker who really loves striking against his boss and usually will follow the personality traits of the various types of socialism portrayed.

How to Draw
Socialism is a unicolour ball of Red, a colour associated with Socialism for a pretty long time. Especially in the form of "The Red Flag".


 * 1) Draw a ball.
 * 2) Draw two eyes on the ball.
 * 3) Fill the ball red.
 * 4) (Optional) Add a white hammer to differentiate it from the Authleft quadrant ball

And you're done.

Friends

 * [[File: Ormarxf.png]] Marxism - My most famous son who shares most of my ideals.
 * [[File: ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Congrats on taking over a huge chunk of the world in the Cold War!
 * [[File:Utsoc.png]] Utopian Socialism - My idealistic wife. She also influenced me greatly!
 * [[FIle: Dsa.png]] Democratic Socialism [[File: Demsocstar.png]] - My reformist son.
 * [[File: Consocf.png]] Conservative Socialism - My culturally conservative son, wish he'd stop calling me a globalist cuck but he's alright otherwise.
 * [[File: Christsoc.png]] Christian Socialism - My religious child.
 * [[File: Ecosoc.png]] Eco-Socialism - One of my most popular variants.
 * [[File: Libsoc.png]] Libertarian Socialism - My daughter who disrespects all authority.
 * [[File: Marketsoc.png]] Market Socialism - A fellow lover of co-ops, I guess we can have markets.
 * [[File:Libms.png]] Libertarian Market Socialism - A combination of the above two, he's a pretty cool guy.
 * [[File: Guildsoc.png]] Guild Socialism - Likes guilds as opposed to labor unions or vanguard parties but otherwise fine.
 * [[File: Leftnat.png]] Left-Wing Nationalism - Is socialist like me.
 * [[File:Leftpop-0.png]] Left-Wing Populism - YES! We are the 99%!
 * [[File: Awaj.png]] Anarchism - Wow, I see you had a lot of kids. And two with my sons ...
 * [[File:Mutalist.png]] Mutualism - Property is Theft! Creator of industrial democracy.
 * [[File: Synd.png]] Syndicalism / [[File: AnSynd.png]] Anarcho-Syndicalism / [[File: Sorelia.png]] National Syndicalism - Taught you how to strike good.
 * [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] Republicanism - Fellow revolutionary comrade in arms! But can you stop praising liberals?

Frenemies

 * [[File:Stalin.png]] Stalinism - You managed to uphold a powerful communist state, but you're really making me look bad.
 * [[File: Nazbol.png]] National Bolshevism - My crazy Nazi descendant.
 * [[File: Reactsoc.png]] Reactionary Socialism - My utopian stepchild, like [[File:Utsoc.png]] his mother but for some reason very racist and antisemitic. I think that your siblings will like you more if you just calm down with the extreme reactionary views.
 * [[File: Jacobin.png]] Jacobinism - My dad who made me possible, but did you really have to executed so many innocent civilians back then?
 * [[File:Distributist.png]] Distributism - So close to perfection. Just drop the whole private property thing and we're good.
 * [[File: Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - We have similar values but do you honestly think capitalism can be truly reformed?
 * [[File: Long.png]] Longism - Same as above.
 * [[File: Liberalsoc.png]] Liberal Socialism - You're a socialist but you're also a lib so...
 * [[File: World.png]] Globalism - I don't like the unregulated international trade thing, but I like when you help the third world and I also like [[File:Globnat.png]] Socialist Internationalism (mostly).
 * [[File: Juche.png]] Juche - Wait, how are we related?
 * [[File: Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - I remember our good 'ol rivalries, good times.
 * [[File: Capcom.png]] Capitalist Communism - My weird grand nephew.
 * [[File: Yellsoc.png]] Yellow Socialism - Red socialism is better than yellow socialism, but at least you try.
 * [[File:Nordmodel.png]] Nordic Model - I mean... you're tolerable I guess. I'm just really annoyed at how Americans constantly say you're a version of me, including my own supporters.

Enemies

 * [[File: Cap.png]] Capitalism - GIVE ME A GODDAMN RAISE YOU STUPID CUNT!
 * [[File: Nazi.png]] National Socialism - YOU ARE NOT A SOCIALIST!
 * [[File: Ingsocf.png]] Ingsoc - YOU ARE NOT A SOCIALIST EITHER!
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Dengism - Not only do you ruin my reputation but you also aren't even socialist, so fuck off.
 * [[File: Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - FUCK OFF!!! YOU'RE NOT EVEN AN ANARCHIST!!!
 * [[File: Plutocrat.png]] Plutocracy - Evil incarnate.
 * [[File: Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - Complete sociopath who stole [[File:Libsoc.png]] her name!
 * [[File: Authcap.png]] Authoritarian Capitalism - Pls stop.
 * [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - Burn in hell, Thatcher.
 * [[File: 3way.png]] Third Way - STOP CORRUPTING EVERY EUROPEAN LEFT WING PARTY YOU [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] NEOLIBERAL SCUM!

Literature

 * Das Kapital Volumes One, Two and Three by [[File:Ormarxf.png]] Karl Marx
 * Evolutionary Socialism by [[File:Bernst.png]] Eduard Bernstein
 * Why Socialism? by [[File:Minsocf.png]] Albert Einstein
 * Imperialism The Highest Stage of Capitalism by [[File:Orthlen.png]] Vladimir Lenin
 * The Accumulation of Capital by [[File:Luxem.png]] Rosa Luxemburg
 * It's Time For Real Change: For the Many Not the Few by The U.K. Labour Party under the Leadership of [[File:Demsocstar.png]] Jeremy Corbyn.
 * The Soul of Man Under Socialism by [[File:Libsoc.png]] Oscar Wilde
 * Understanding Socialism by [[File:Neo-Wolffism.png]] Richard D. Wolff
 * After Liberalism by Immanuel Wallerstein
 * Bullshit Jobs by [[File:Socan2.png]] David Graeber
 * The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy by [[File:Socan2.png]] David Graeber
 * Acts of Resistance: Against the Tyranny of the Market by Pierre Bourdieu
 * J IS FOR JUNK ECONOMICS: A Guide To Reality In An Age Of Deception by Michael Hudson
 * The Establishment: And how they get away with it by [[File:Demsocstar.png]] Owen Jones
 * A People's History of the United States by [[File:Socan2.png]] Howard Zinn

Wikipedia

 * Socialism
 * History of Socialism
 * Types of Socialism
 * Economic Planning
 * Workplace Democracy
 * Socialist State
 * The Red Flag
 * Socialist Parties
 * Category:Socialism

People

 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Karl Marx [[File:Ormarxf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Friedrich Engels [[File:Ormarxf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Charles Fourier [[File:Utsoc.png]]
 * [[File:CBall-Wales.png]] Robert Owen [[File:Utsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Ferdinand Lassalle [[File:Lassalle.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Louis Auguste Blanqui [[File:Blanqui.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Pierre-Joseph Proudhon [[File:Mutalist.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] William Morris [[File:Ancom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Mikhail Bakunin [[File:Acol.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Howard Zinn [[File:Socan2.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Bolivia.png]] Evo Morales [[File:Soc21.png]]
 * [[File:Chavismo.png]] Hugo Chavez
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Peter Kropotkin [[File:Ancom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] Oscar Wilde [[File:Libsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Albert Einstein [[File:Minsocf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] James Connolly [[File:Leftnat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Vladimir Lenin [[File:Orthlen.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Eduard Bernstein [[File:Bernst.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Rosa Luxemburg [[File:Luxem.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Alexandra Kollontai [[File:Marxfem.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Bertrand Russell [[File:Guildsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Joseph Stalin [[File:Stalin.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Leon Trotsky [[File:Trot.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Mao Zedong [[File:Mao.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Slovenia.png]] Slavoj Žižek [[File:Žižekism.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Malcolm X [[File:Blacknat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Otto Strasser [[File:Strasser.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] George Orwell [[File:Demsocstar.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Amadeo Bordiga [[File:LeftCom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Guy Debord [[File:Situ.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Antonio Gramsci [[File:Neomarx.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Jean-Paul Sartre [[File:Marxfem.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Albert Camus [[File:AnSynd.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Herbert Marcuse [[File:Frankfurt.png]]
 * [[File:Argentina.png]] Che Guevara [[File:Guevara.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Murray Bookchin [[File:Bckchn.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Angela Davis [[File:Marxfem.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Noam Chomsky [[File:AnSynd.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Michael Parenti [[File:Ormarxf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-South Africa.png]] Nelson Mandela [[File:ANC-icon.png]]
 * [[File:CBall-Mexico.png]] Subcomandante Marcos [[File:Zapa.png]]
 * [[File:Ottoman.png]] Abdullah Öcalan [[File:PKK-icon-pcb.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Richard D. Wolff [[File:Neo-Wolffism.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-UK.png]] Mark Fisher [[File:Acidcomf.png]]
 * Cball-US.png Bernie Sanders Sanders.png
 * Cball-UK.png Jeremy Corbyn Corbynism-ball.png
 * [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] Salvador Allende [[File:Allende.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Egypt.png]] Gamal Abdel Nasser [[File:Absoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Poland.png]] Oskar Lange [[File:Marketsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Scotland.png]] Paul Cockshott [[File:Cybercom.png]]
 * [[File:Castro.png]] Fidel Castro [[File:Castro-PCC.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Libya.png]] Muammar Gaddafi [[File:Gaddafi.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Czechia.png]] Karl Kautsky [[File:Ormarxf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Ghana.png]] Kwame Nkrumah [[File:Afrsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Alex Herzen [[File:Agsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Michael Albert [[File:Partip.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Nikolai Bukharin [[File:Bukh.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] Ericco Malatesta [[File:Ancom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Sergey Nechayev [[File:BarrCom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] David Graeber [[File:Socan2.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Albania.png]] Enver Hoxha [[File:Hoxha.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Eugene V. Debs [[File:Demsocstar.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] W. E. B. Du Bois [[File:Blacknat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-France.png]] Louis Althusser [[File:Neomarx.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-US.png]] Fred Hampton [[File:Blacknat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Netherlands.png]] Anton Pannekoek [[File:Councom.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Paul Mattick [[File:Councom.png]]

Videos

 * Economic Update: 3 Basic Kinds of Socialism by Democracy at Work
 * What Is Socialism? by NowThisWorld
 * Why Socialism Is Red by azureScapegoat
 * Socialism For Dummies. a lecture by Richard Wolff

Channels

 * Spooky Scary Socialist

Online Communities

 * r/Socialism
 * r/Socialism101
 * r/SocialismVCapitalism
 * r/BreadTube
 * r/LateStageCapitalism
 * chapo.chat

Gallery
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