Some political notes.
INTRODUCTION
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. I use the word communism differently from most (I think I use it in its purest sense).
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POLITICS
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.,,,,,
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).
Or, more simply:
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.
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. Needing supervision (child). 2. Needing advice (teen). 3. 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 weak communism: is more dictatorship than communism, is more adults controlling youngsters than communism. It’s nothing to do with equality of wealth (many of its advocates are rich and intend staying that way). So it’s rather pointless. But it is to do with equality of acceptance of all cultures, religions, races, etc. In practice that means: Valuing the west’s, rather abstract, culture of welcoming-all-cultures,-religions,-races,-etc. Valuing that culture more than the individual cultures it welcomes. However that’s nearly achieved anyway (well, nearly achieved in the west, not the rest). ,, ,, Perhaps see my own contribution: TRANSGENDERISM. ,,,,, Western communism is also to do with: equality of opportunity: restricting the more able’s job applications so as to increase the success of the less able’s (which is a no-win scenario, unfortunately). I reckon people crave to see equality of opportunity because they can’t see deeply into 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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Free speech is a product of democracy (dictators eventually find that they must clamp down on it). I think the following should be printed on all money & credit cards: “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 Voltaire’s 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.” N.B. The better you can think the better you can discuss/debate/argue your case. So you might like to see earlier section: THINKING TOOLS THAT I USED. ,,, ,, ,, Don’t get stuck in your algorithmic echo chamber. ,, ,, Talk with people you disagree with ,, ,, to see why they think like they do. ,, ,, Wikipedia is excellent for filling in big gaps in your knowledge. ,, ,, It’s objective & reliable, and where it isn’t, it says so. ,, ,, Perhaps use Tony Buzan’s note-making and memorising system. ,, ,, See tenth cell, starting Back in 1977 approx. ,,,
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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 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.
If a political party ever: values its policies &/or its nation more than it: values democracy ,, ,, Perhaps see earlier section IDOLATRY,,,,, ,, ,, and its subsections. 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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