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, so that they have a relationship with The Giver rather than only the gifts.
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
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. 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.
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.
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.)
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.”
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.,,, ,,,
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. , , ,
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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