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The United States democratic system includes characteristics of capitalism as well as socialism. Perhaps the most socialistic endeavor of the US is its K-12 public school system; in fact, US public schools are necessary for democracy to thrive and to create an educated and well-informed populace.
What is socialism education?
Under public schooling, the government owns, operates, controls, and dictates the provision of education in society. In a purely socialist system, like North Korea, this means that every child in the nation is required to receive his education in a government facility.
The social aim of education takes into consideration the social needs of society. In other words, when a society wants to have a very strong social organization and does not permit freedom to the individual members to deviate from its social traditions, it emphasizes to a great extent the social aim of education.
Is the American fire department a form of socialism?
For the most part, yes. The government pays the firemen, owns the equipment, and the labor force is organized. It is a limited form of socialism, though, because the Fire Department doesn’t produce any commodity. Fire departments are a service associated with the well-being of society and not a means of production.
‘Transportation infrastructure’ could refer to the shipping industry. Or airlines. “Intellectual Takeout” This guy must have had his intellect removed. He thinks because it was done before Marx, it’s not socialism. Government spending, by definition, is socialism. These things are paid for with public money and controlled by the government.
Is government spending a form of socialism?
“Intellectual Takeout” This guy must have had his intellect removed. He thinks because it was done before Marx, it’s not socialism. Government spending, by definition, is socialism. These things are paid for with public money and controlled by the government. Also, Marx’s socialism is not Democratic Socialism.
Ever since Karl Marx invented socialism and wrote the Communist Manifesto (which was mainly about socialism), socialism has meant getting rid of capitalism. Duh. And every capitalist country has fire departments, police departments, and libraries. [See Bernie Sanders’ Lies?] These are not anti-capitalist institutions.