COmmunism is not an ideological monolith
Communism is not an ideological monolith. ... Dalton, “Socialism is desirable but not inevitable; it must be worked for. ... ” “Socialism was viewed as necessary to achieve what had been promised but not delivered… a new society of liberty, equality and fraternity. ... Dalton 1980) The statement that Communism is not an ideological monolith, is truthful. An ideological monolith implies a consistency of thought and theory that is unshakeable and unchangeable no matter where it exists. However, communism differs from one country to another and ranges from revolutionary socialism which is achieved through violence to democratic socialism, which is achieved through persuasion. ... For the purpose of this essay I will focus on Communism, Utopian Socialism, Democratic Socialism, and Fabian Socialism. Communism according to Marx, would occur as revolution. ... ” Marx portrayed the development of human history through five economic bases, those being; primitive communism, slavery, feudalism, capitalism and then finally communism. ... Marx and others believed that communism is the road to lead to socialism. ... Dalton requires; “Small scale groupings in which everyone knows everyone else; farming or artistic or handicraft production (pottery, weaving), and family relationships which do not rule out intimacy with others. ... Unlike the Marxian’s, they were committed to parliamentary democracy, winning power by the vote” (G Dalton) Democratic Socialists believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically, to meet the needs of the whole community, not to make profits for a few. ... Democratic Socialism was developed in Europe, and the Commonwealth was not revolutionary, it’s aim was to convince people to vote for socialist parties. ... This was accomplished not through mass organization, but by the selective education of the powerful few who could lead the reforms in government.