eric922
24th March 2011, 16:04
I have a few questions for you as to if my beliefs are compatible with Marxism. So here are a few of my core beliefs, though they are subject to change as I don't believe anything is written in stone. Feel free to let me know if you want any clarification on these or if there is anything your curious about I didn't answer.
I basically believe in rights written in the Bill of Rights. I do support democracy, however I feel that in the U.S. and other western countries we don't have a democracy, but more of an oligarchy hiding behind the mask of a democracy to keep people happy. I feel that capitalism is incompatible with democracy as it concentrates wealth and power in the hands of a few and reduces the rest to virtual slavery under the guise of freedom.
I believe that workers should be in charge of their lives and be able to run their factories, stores, or whatever as they see fit and not how some CEO who has never worked a day in his life tells them. I believe that CEOs and stockholders should be banned and any profits a company makes should go to the workers and be distributed among them. I think that workers should vote on their wages, hours, and who they want to be in management positions if those are necessary.
In fact I believe there should be only workers, no CEOs or board members. Granted you might need a form of management but those positions too should be elected by the workers and not chosen for them. In short you could say i basically believe that all power should be in the hands of the workers and that there really should be only workers.
I also believe that we should have a fully socialized medical system where anyone can get medical care for free. I believe that no one should have millions as long as single person is homeless or in poverty, and if that involves making everyone equal than so be it. I believe the military's only purpose is to defend a country from foreign invasion and not wage wars of profit or imperialism.
I basically believe in rights written in the Bill of Rights. I do support democracy, however I feel that in the U.S. and other western countries we don't have a democracy, but more of an oligarchy hiding behind the mask of a democracy to keep people happy. I feel that capitalism is incompatible with democracy as it concentrates wealth and power in the hands of a few and reduces the rest to virtual slavery under the guise of freedom.
I believe that workers should be in charge of their lives and be able to run their factories, stores, or whatever as they see fit and not how some CEO who has never worked a day in his life tells them. I believe that CEOs and stockholders should be banned and any profits a company makes should go to the workers and be distributed among them. I think that workers should vote on their wages, hours, and who they want to be in management positions if those are necessary.
In fact I believe there should be only workers, no CEOs or board members. Granted you might need a form of management but those positions too should be elected by the workers and not chosen for them. In short you could say i basically believe that all power should be in the hands of the workers and that there really should be only workers.
I also believe that we should have a fully socialized medical system where anyone can get medical care for free. I believe that no one should have millions as long as single person is homeless or in poverty, and if that involves making everyone equal than so be it. I believe the military's only purpose is to defend a country from foreign invasion and not wage wars of profit or imperialism.