Some political notes.
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INTRODUCTION
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I’ve written this webpage on politics
only so as to help people think through their political issues
so that they can move on to eternal ones,
so that they have a relationship with The Giver
rather than only the gifts.
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I use the word communism
differently
from the way most people use it.
(I think I use it in its purest sense.)
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POLITICS
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Democracy = every person rules.
Dictatorship = one person rules.
Democracy is more socially complex than dictatorship.
Hence democracy is better than dictatorship.
,, ,, See earlier
section: GOOD & BAD, RIGHT & WRONG.,,,,,
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A small,
hypothetical, island nation
that’s so richly blessed
that it doesn’t need money,
cannot have capitalism or
communism.
But it will still need
democracy or dictatorship.
,, ,, To get agreement on: marriage laws, behavioural laws,
festivals, etc.
This shows that:
Capitalism &
communism
are about money.
Democracy &
dictatorship
are about people,
the power structure.
This also shows that:
The two pairs of
concepts:
capitalism
& communism
&
democracy
& dictatorship,
can be separated.
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Capitalism =
everyone can keep all they’ve made.
Communism =
everyone must share all they’ve
made.
Democracy = every
person rules.
Dictatorship = one person rules.
Hence there are four
possible extremes:
democratic communism
democratic capitalism
dictatorial communism
dictatorial capitalism.
All nations fall within these four possible extremes
(like four corners of a table).
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Or, more
simply:
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The data for the above, abbreviated, charts is from:
Our World in Data
/ Democracy index
and:
Heritage
/ index of economic freedom. ,,,,,
You may disagree with Norway’s position
(I disagree with it)
but I just stuck with the data.
Perhaps someone else can make a better(?) chart.
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Capitalism = everyone can keep all they’ve made.
Communism = everyone must share all they’ve made.
Capitalistic mechanisms produce wealth
but communistic mechanisms give that wealth a human face.
That’s why every civilised nation
has, to one degree or another, both:
capitalistic mechanisms
,, ,, E.G. Free markets.
,, ,, Anti-monopoly laws..
& communistic mechanisms
,, ,, E.G. Unions (though they’re less needed as
the economy grows)..
,, ,, Tax-paid-for means-tested needs-tested:
,, ,, ,, ,, housing,
,, ,, ,, ,, healthcare,
,, ,, ,, ,, education,
,, ,, ,, ,, unemployment money,
,, ,, ,, ,, disability money,
so that no-one
suffers inhumanely.
,, ,, Mind you, the richer a nation gets
,, ,, the less it needs communistic mechanisms.
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Why
does capitalism, rather than communism, produce wealth?
Because, even if you are not a selfish person,
your life would still be structured
selfishly:
you would have structured your life around yourself.
God designed
the material of the universe, hence of nature:
& hence the flesh &
souls of animals
& hence the flesh &
souls of humans
, , (though not the hearts/spirits of
humans)
to have concentric circles of selfishness:
inner
circle an animal you
midway circle related animals your family/friends
outer circle pack/flock/herd your group/nation/bloc.
Perhaps
see earlier webpage: The design of everything . . .
and earlier section:
THE ORIGINS OF: PAIN & PLEASURE AND FEAR & ATTRACTION. . . .
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Capitalism = the
production of wealth –
good
regardless of
its uneven distribution – bad.
Communism = the even distribution of wealth – good
regardless of who produced it – bad.
These goods and bads are impossible to measure.
Hence it’s impossible to measure which is best
between capitalism and communism.
Indeed, it’s pointless to speculate which is best
since both are needed.
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We grow up gradually:
1. First needing supervision (child).
2. Then
needing advice (teen).
3. Finally
being autonomous (adult).
We grow up gradually,
from:
at home, everything’s paid
for
, , So you’re free to be passionate about justice.
to:
you’ve left home, so you pay
your own way.
, , So you’re free to be whatever you can manage to be.
We grow up gradually,
hence the saying:
“If a person hasn’t voted
left-wing
by the time they’re 25, – they’ve got no
heart.
If a person hasn’t voted right-wing
by the time they’re 40, – they’ve got no
brain.”
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Left and right
are, or should be,
limited to capitalism and communism:
Unfortunately however:
parties wanting
to increase their votes
and:
causes lobbying
one party or the other,
result in all sorts of
issues becoming:
party political,
even ones that are:
national (e.g.
immigration)
or international
(e.g. global warming).
This means that issues that
need resources
may not consistently get
them
due to parties going in and
out of office.
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Today’s Western
communism
is commonly called diversity, equity,
and inclusion.
Wikipedia:
diversity, equity, and inclusion. ,,,
Western communism will only ever occur in Western nations.
Or, more precisely, in Christian nations.
Or, more precisely, in nations that have
been Christian,
that have been infected (for want
of a better word)
with Christianity,
that have been infected with the
concept:
God made people love people.
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We are made of the same material as animals
yet we are eternal:
so we added: justice
to: the law of the jungle
to make it: the ways of the world,
and these ways of the world are everywhere.
,, ,, Perhaps see first cell of earlier section:
,, ,, THE FORM OF HUMANS’ & ANGELS’ BODIES,,,,
,, ,, & first three cells of:
,, ,, THE ORIGINS OF: PAIN & PLEASURE AND FEAR & ATTRACTION,,,,,
,, ,, & first three cells of:
,, ,, THE
KEYWORD IS CONTEXT. ,,,,
Hence Western nations inherited both:
the ways of the world
and (God having retreated a bit):
the concept: people love people.
People (Western communists), inspired by these two concepts,
combined them to produce:
Western communism,
diversity, equity, and
inclusion,
the legislation of love.
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The only problem
is – real love cannot be legislated.
(The product of legislated love is usually fake love.)
For real
love see: 1
Cor c13 NIV.,,,,
Hence Western communism does not
include, at all,
the most important concept in communism: equality of wealth.
(Many of its advocates are rich and intend staying that way.)
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But it does include the following, lesser,
concepts:
Equality of cultures (including
class/religion/opinion).
Of course, some pairs of
cultures
are incompatible with each
other.
So the best answer is:
to accept:
the West’s
overarching, acceptance, culture,
more than you accept:
the
individual cultures it accepts.
Hence the maxim:
I
disapprove of what you say.
But I
will defend, to the death,
your
right to say it.”
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Voltaire, via Evelyn Beatrice
Hall. . . .
Notice that the
maxim has an implied condition in
it:
I disapprove of what you say.
But
I will defend, to the death,
your right to say it
providing
your words are not attacking
someone
else’s right to say
what
they want to say.”
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Western
communism also includes:
Equality of people of
colour,
or of unusual visage
&/or body shape,
or of disability,
or regarding age &/or
ethnicity,
or regarding gender &/or
sexual orientation,
or etc.
,, ,, Perhaps see my own
contribution:
,, ,, GOD’S WORDS ON SIN,,,
,, ,, all the way down to,
and including:
,, ,, TRANSGENDERISM.,,, ,,,
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Western
communism also includes:
Equality of educational and career opportunities
(restricting the more able’s
applications
so as to increase the
success of the less able’s).
I reckon people crave to see
equality of opportunity
because they cannot see
deeply into other people.
,, ,, Perhaps see earlier webpage:
,, ,, What we see. And what we don’t see. ,,,,,
The world values people
according to what they can do.
God values people. They don’t have to do anything.
Luke c15 NIV,,,,,
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The main task
of a democracy
is to make a dictatorship as difficult to form as possible.
Hence, for example, the components of the United Kingdom
are as overlapping as possible.
It’s a nation where:
anyone can do anything they
want
providing it doesn’t break
common law
which grew over time
according to individual
cases
often reported in the free
press
which can be sued by
ordinary citizens
who can join or leave any
religion
all independent of
government
which makes statute laws
to be obeyed by ordinary
citizens
who can vote politicians
into or out of office
etc.
So, no one person is in
power.
Or,
conversely, everyone is in power.
N.B. I think this cell’s becoming historical.
YouTube: – Mass
Migration is DESTROYING Britain.
The British People Have Been IGNORED & BETRAYED.
Historian and Broadcaster Rafe Heydel-Mankoo. , , ,
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If a political
party ever values:
its policies
more than it values:
democracy,
then it’s a disaster waiting to happen:
They’d be thinking:
“We can see that our policies
are the best
policies for our nation.
So, next time
we’re in office,
let’s tweak
things
so that we’re
never out of office again.”
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