From 402de622d89fa24dac5de2221dbc5fa9901bc0e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:44:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Adding a table of contents, some fixes to socialism faq. --- socialism_faq.md | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/socialism_faq.md b/socialism_faq.md index 74a37d5..da64d0f 100644 --- a/socialism_faq.md +++ b/socialism_faq.md @@ -1,8 +1,63 @@ +# Socialism FAQ + +## Contents + + + +- [Socialism FAQ](#socialism-faq) + * [On **the difference between schools of thought**](#on-the-difference-between-schools-of-thought) + * [On **the differences between "socialism" and "communism" (or the "lower" and "higher" stages of communism)**](#on-the-differences-between-socialism-and-communism-or-the-lower-and-higher-stages-of-communism) + * [Why do you defend [x] country? Don't you know [y] leader killed [z] people?](#why-do-you-defend-x-country-dont-you-know-y-leader-killed-z-people) + * [Didn't communism fail? It works on paper but not in practice.](#didnt-communism-fail-it-works-on-paper-but-not-in-practice) + * [Who would sweep the floors under communism?](#who-would-sweep-the-floors-under-communism) + * [But what about human nature?](#but-what-about-human-nature) + * [Did the planned economies of the socialist countries work?](#did-the-planned-economies-of-the-socialist-countries-work) + * [But what about cooperatives?](#but-what-about-cooperatives) + * [What would [x] be like under communism?](#what-would-x-be-like-under-communism) + + [Further reading](#further-reading) + * [On Leninist theory](#on-leninist-theory) + + [Further reading](#further-reading-1) + * [On Joseph Stalin and the USSR](#on-joseph-stalin-and-the-ussr) + + [Further reading](#further-reading-2) + * [On Economics and Sociology](#on-economics-and-sociology) + * [On Trotsky and Trotskyism](#on-trotsky-and-trotskyism) + * [On the DPRK](#on-the-dprk) + + [Further reading](#further-reading-3) + * [On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism](#on-mao-maoism-and-marxism-leninism-maoism) + + [Further reading](#further-reading-4) + * [On **Nationalism and Internationalism**:](#on-nationalism-and-internationalism) + * [On Cuba](#on-cuba) + * [On Women's Liberation](#on-womens-liberation) + * [Liberalism](#liberalism) + * [Human Nature](#human-nature) + * [Tactics](#tactics) + * [Branches](#branches) + * [Markets](#markets) + * [Other Topics](#other-topics) + * [States](#states) + + [Soviet Union](#soviet-union) + - [Did the Soviet Union repress and kill millions of people?](#did-the-soviet-union-repress-and-kill-millions-of-people) + - [Did the Soviet Union and the Warsaw pact nations have functioning democracies?](#did-the-soviet-union-and-the-warsaw-pact-nations-have-functioning-democracies) + - [Was Soviet Socialism an economic failure?](#was-soviet-socialism-an-economic-failure) + - [Did the citizens of the Soviet Union dislike their government?](#did-the-citizens-of-the-soviet-union-dislike-their-government) + + [Peoples Republic of China](#peoples-republic-of-china) + - [Did Mao kill millions of people?](#did-mao-kill-millions-of-people) + - [Was the PRC a totalitarian dictatorship?](#was-the-prc-a-totalitarian-dictatorship) + + [Cuba](#cuba) + - [Was Che a murderer and/or a racist?](#was-che-a-murderer-andor-a-racist) + - [Is Cuba a functioning democracy or a terrible place to live?](#is-cuba-a-functioning-democracy-or-a-terrible-place-to-live) + - [Did the cuban people like Fidel Castro?](#did-the-cuban-people-like-fidel-castro) + + [Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)](#democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-dprk) + - [Do North Koreans believe in unicorns and think Kim Jong-Un is immortal?](#do-north-koreans-believe-in-unicorns-and-think-kim-jong-un-is-immortal) + - [Is the DPRK a Fascist Monarchy?](#is-the-dprk-a-fascist-monarchy) +- [TODO](#todo) + + # Socialism FAQ -## On **the difference between schools of thought**: +## On **the difference between schools of thought** * [Can someone give us a quick like-we're-five rundown of the distinctions between Trotskyism, Maoism, orthodox Marxism, and so on?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/132d5s/can_someone_give_us_a_quick_likewerefive_rundown/) @@ -12,7 +67,7 @@ * [What are the different forms of Marxism and what are their differences?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/206xtz/what_are_the_different_forms_of_marxism_and_what/) -## On **the differences between "socialism" and "communism" (or the "lower" and "higher" stages of communism)**: +## On **the differences between "socialism" and "communism" (or the "lower" and "higher" stages of communism)** * [Did Karl Marx use "socialism" and "communism" interchangeably?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2msa39/did_karl_marx_use_socialism_and_communism/) @@ -46,11 +101,13 @@ ## But what about human nature? -* ["What about human nature?" [ANSWER, but add yours, too]](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2yk3xl/what_about_human_nature_answer_but_add_yours_too/) +* [What about human nature?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2yk3xl/what_about_human_nature_answer_but_add_yours_too/) +* [History and human nature.](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/crash_course_socialism.md#history-and-human-nature) ## Did the planned economies of the socialist countries work? * [My economics teacher said that the planned economies communist countries had are proven failures. Is this true?](https://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/3e68nf/my_economics_teacher_said_that_the_planned/) +* [Towards a new socialism - Cockshott and Cottrell](http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/) ## But what about cooperatives? @@ -90,19 +147,15 @@ ## On Leninist theory +* [An overview of Leninism.](https://theimmortalscience.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/the-state-and-revolution-an-overview/) * [What is the vanguard party? Is one necessary?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/142p1b/what_is_the_vanguard_party_is_one_necessary/) - * [Why is a vanguard party necessary in Leninism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2n5xx3/why_is_a_vanguard_party_necessary_in_leninism/) - * [What is Vanguardism and Democratic Centralism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2eo0ft/what_is_vanguardism_and_democratic_centralism/) - * [What is a vanguard party supposed to be like? What qualifies and doesn't qualify as a vanguard party?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/1b0r0o/what_is_a_vanguard_party_supposed_to_be_like_what/) - * [Difference between leninism and Marxist-leninism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/21jk1t/difference_between_leninism_and_marxistleninism/) - * [Why does left communism reject national liberation movements?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/27lbru/why_does_left_communism_reject_national/) -### Further reading: +### Further reading * [*The Leninist Theory of Organisation*](http://www.marxists.org/archive/mandel/196x/leninism/index.htm) by Ernest Mandel @@ -138,7 +191,7 @@ * [Forced Deportation Under Stalin](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/316tey/forced_deportation_under_stalin/) -### Further reading: +### Further reading * [A collection of Soviet history books on Stalin and Stalinism.](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism/comments/1hzwl3/a_collection_of_soviet_history_books_on_stalin/) @@ -194,13 +247,13 @@ * [Can someone explain Songbun (Caste system) of the DPRK to me?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2dqtn3/can_someone_explain_songbun_caste_system_of_the/) -Further reading: +### Further reading * [Essential readings on the Juche idea and the Korean revolution](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/2pil0z/what_are_some_essential_readings_on_the_juche_idea/) * [E-Library on the DPRK](http://www.korea-dpr.com/e_library.html) -On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism +## On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism * [What is Maoism?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/139sid/what_is_maoism/) @@ -212,11 +265,11 @@ On Mao, Maoism, and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism * [How many peopled really died during the Great Leap Forward?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism/comments/39w9w0/how_many_peopled_really_died_during_the_great/) -Further reading: +### Further reading * [Suggested reading for an aspiring M-L-M?](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/18hgw2/suggested_reading_for_an_aspiring_mlm/c8fod6n) -On **Nationalism and Internationalism**: +## On **Nationalism and Internationalism**: * [Nationalism as applied internationalism.](http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/298jfb/nationalism_as_applied_internationalism/) @@ -417,4 +470,4 @@ On **Nationalism and Internationalism**: # TODO -- Bill Gates \ No newline at end of file +- Bill Gates