Posted on 09/20/2023 4:26:11 AM PDT by MtnClimber
And where does 'democracy' fit in?
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Monarchy, communism, fascism, globalism — what's the difference? At the end of the day, we are talking about a system of government in which centralized power belongs to a small group of elites who use their control over economic, military, and intelligence-collecting institutions to rule over everyone else. Whether it is a government run by Mussolini, a king, the self-described "proletariat," or an international cabal of central banks and corporations — it is a dictatorship all the same.
Let's not pretend that raw "democracy" is significantly different. As early-twentieth-century sociologist Robert Michels laid out in his treatise, "Political Parties," an "iron law of oligarchy" guarantees that a small group of elites eventually rise to "rule over" any form of democratic organization. Representative democracy, Michels argued, is a "facade" that legitimizes the continuing "rule" of some elite class.
Administrators, bureaucrats, and political leaders love to talk about "democracy" because doing so buttresses their pretense that the people are actually in control. Nothing could be farther from the truth. It is the "ruling class" that hoards power, and the more any elite member speaks of "democracy," the more certain you can be that the elites are actively betraying the overall will of the people. No matter how much this hurts, remember, you asked for it — because this is a "democracy"!
Note that a member of the "ruling class" or one of its controlled institutions (such as Wikipedia) could easily use the above paragraphs to vilify "populism." Think about the doublespeak tightrope that the "ruling class" now walks:
Democracy: A system of political government controlled by the common people.
Populism: Political ideas and policies that are supported by the common people.
Crikey, that's a distinction without a difference!
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Monarchy, communism, fascism and globalism usually have tyranny thrown in for good measure
Globalism is fascism on a global scale.
There is no difference between American liberalism, socialism, fascism and communism in their idea of an achievable utopia. The only difference between them is thevspeed and brutakity they are prepared to use to get there.
Hear that lockdown artists.
Communism, Fascism, Globalism are ALL means for establishing dictatorships. They each have different facades and are sold under different public images, but the goal of each is dictatorial control.
It’s all Totalitarianism.
When a shark is eating you, you don’t really care if it is a Great White, a Tiger, or a Blue Shark.
It’s just eating you.
Same with Totalitiarianism.
When you have a gun at the back of your neck, you don’t really care if it is a Communist, Fascist, or Globalist Gun.
You’re just going to get a bullet in your neck.
Add Democracy to that list.
All have this in common: Denial of the natural rights of the individual.
Basically, yes.
You might say that it is part of the Mark
Collectivism deprecates Individual rights in favor of Group rights and always leads to Totalitarian governments in which one small Group gets all the power. It’s an Oligarchy on steroids.
There is an immense emotional and practical difference between subjugation and citizenship.
communism doesn’t work. It can never work except as a means to an ugly tyrannical end.
FASCISM
Advocates centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
COMMUNISM
Advocates class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned, and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Individuals subjugated to tyrants and kings.
SOCIALISM
Advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community. Individuals subjugated to tyrants and kings.
MODERN LIBERALSIM
Advocates the government provide life, liberty, property, and happiness. The individual surrenders personnel power in favor of the state for the benefit of society. Individuals subjugated to tyrants and kings.
LOCKEAN LIBERALISM
Advocates natural right to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of one’s private happiness. These natural rights are liberties that define a private sphere, to be protected from government interference. Liberates individuals from tyrants and kings.
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This is a good thread to drop this highly edifying ten minute video.
POLITICAL SYSTEMS 101: Basic forms of Government explained.
https://youtu.be/jJEuZrvNYg0?si=wOARiJX-9vnoC87R
Posted by an unashamed paleoconservative.
...that is all
Bkmrk
Snazzy uniforms?
Isms in my opinion are not good. A person shouldn’t believe in an ‘ism’.
I quote John Lennon, “I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.”
Good point there. After all he was The Walrus.
-Ferris Bueller
the spelling
doesnt matter which
we are screwed
Communism, Fascism, Globalism — What’s the Difference?
Spelling democrats wink
“Populism” is a dirty word to the elites and the uniparty. But what is populism other than a form of democracy? When they bleat about “our democracy” being threatened by populism, they are speaking gibberish.
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