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Socialism 101
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Socialism 101: Why can’t we just reform capitalism?
No doubt it would be a lot easier if we could just reform capitalism, but revolutionaries argue for its overthrow not because we’re more radical for the sake of it but because of an understanding of what capitalism actually is and how it works.
Socialism 101: Are there any socialist countries? Have there ever been?
A common question asked by those learning about socialism is whether there are any actual examples of socialism in practice, either somewhere in the world today, or in history.
Socialism 101: Doesn’t capitalism incentivise hard work because people are motivated by money?
The worldview of every mainstream economist and right-wing politician is predicated on the belief that people are motivated primarily by money, and therefore to them an economy that’s not based on profit-making is inconceivable.
Socialism 101: Isn’t capitalism more democratic than socialism?
For democracy to be genuinely democratic, it must extend to the wealth in society that is produced by nature and the collective labour of working-class people.
Socialism 101: Why socialists see the working class as the force for change
A 2021 Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) survey found that 67% of UK residents surveyed between the ages of 16 and 34 would like to live in a socialist economic system. Younger generations that have grown up in the context of increasing precarity and uncertainty under capitalism, are looking for a solution that centres human need, not capitalist greed.
Socialism 101: Doesn’t human nature mean that socialism can’t work?
In this capitalist society, the notion of “human nature” is used to explain away all kinds of evils – violence, racism, and inequality.