On 05/06/2010 03:05 PM, Levi Pearson wrote: > predicts its eventual failure through a revolution of > the proletariat (working class) and transition through a form of > government called Socialism to a form of government called Communism.
I was always taught in school that Communism as a government was simply a means to achieve pure socialism, which would seem to be a form of anarchist-utopia with no government. From what I can tell Communism has very little to do with Marxism, which, as charles points out isn't a political/economic pov but rather a philosophical thing. Indeed the left/right thing is far more complicated than just socialism vs capitalism. Both socialism and capitalism can exist under anarchism or totalitarianism. Highly recommend www.politicalcompass.org as a good introduction to the complexities of the political spectrum. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
