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Socialist tendencies are divided primarily on the basis of philosophy; [[utopian socialism]] vs [[Marxism-Leninism|scientific socialism]]. The former is used to refer to Marxism. | Socialist tendencies are divided primarily on the basis of philosophy; [[utopian socialism]] vs [[Marxism-Leninism|scientific socialism]]. The former is used to refer to Marxism. | ||
'''Proletarian socialism''' is a term used to describe socialist states that are a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], and is almost always an instance of applied scientific socialism. | '''Proletarian socialism''' is a term used to describe socialist states that are a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], and is almost always an instance of applied scientific socialism. | ||
'''Bourgeois socialism''' is a term used to describe bourgeois states bearing resemblance to socialism, with things like [[Central planning|central planning of the national economy]]. In 2022, [[Haz Al-Din]] put forth the theory that [[''We already live in socialism''|we already live in socialism]], stating that we | '''Bourgeois socialism''' is a term used to describe bourgeois states bearing resemblance to socialism, with things like [[Central planning|central planning of the national economy]]. In 2022, [[Haz Al-Din]] put forth the theory that [[''We already live in socialism''|we already live in socialism]], stating that we have already transitioned into an incipient socialist mode of production, but because this is not reflected by society's institutions, one characterized by the continued rule of the now dynastic and semi-hereditary capitalist class, which accumulates derivative profits from a more or less centrally planned economy. | ||
==Notable socialist states== | ==Notable socialist states== |
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Socialism came about as a result of the advent of Classical Modernity, and the Social Question[1]. Many different people have had their response to this question across history, but Marx and Engels were the first to properly investigate the nature of this phenomenon, giving rise to the tradition of Marxism-Leninism which culminates in Scientific Socialism, and Communism. Socialism, according to Engels, is the "direct product of the recognition of class antagonisms between capitalists and wage workers".[2] It exists as a stage of human progress in which private property is sublated, and Capitalism is incorporated into the Political, and Common Sphere.
Variations
Socialist tendencies are divided primarily on the basis of philosophy; utopian socialism vs scientific socialism. The former is used to refer to Marxism.
Proletarian socialism is a term used to describe socialist states that are a dictatorship of the proletariat, and is almost always an instance of applied scientific socialism.
Bourgeois socialism is a term used to describe bourgeois states bearing resemblance to socialism, with things like central planning of the national economy. In 2022, Haz Al-Din put forth the theory that we already live in socialism, stating that we have already transitioned into an incipient socialist mode of production, but because this is not reflected by society's institutions, one characterized by the continued rule of the now dynastic and semi-hereditary capitalist class, which accumulates derivative profits from a more or less centrally planned economy.
Notable socialist states
- Soviet Union (1917-1991)
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), known colloquially as North Korea (1948- )
- People's Republic of China (1949- )
- Republic of Cuba (1959- )
- Lao Democratic People's Republic (1975- )
- Polish People's Republic (1947-1989)
- Socialist Republic of Romania (1947-1989)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945-1992)
- German Democratic Republic (1949-1989)
- Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1969-2011)
- Syrian Arab Republic (1963- )
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1945- )
- Republic of Iraq (1968-2003)
- United Arab Republic (1952-1970)
- People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1946-1991)
- Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948-1989)
- Hungarian People's Republic (1949-1989)
- People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946-1989)
- Mongolian People's Republic (1924-1990)
- Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979)
Further Reading:
- Karl Marx
- Islamic Socialism
- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels