You don't know what socialism is (for right wingers only)
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Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production andworkers' self-management,[10] as well as the political theories and movements associated with them.[11] Social ownership can be public, collective or cooperative ownership, or citizen ownership of equity.[12] There are many varieties of socialism and there is no single definition encapsulating all of them,[13] with social ownership being the common element shared by its various forms.[5][14][15]
Socialist systems are divided into non-market and market forms.[16] Non-market socialism involves the substitution offactor markets and money with engineering and technical criteria based on calculation performed in-kind, thereby producing an economic mechanism that functions according to different economic laws from those of capitalism. Non-market socialism aims to circumvent the inefficiencies and crises traditionally associated with capital accumulation and the profit system.[25] By contrast, market socialism retains the use of monetary prices, factor markets and in some cases the profit motive, with respect to the operation of socially owned enterprises and the allocation of capital goods between them. Profits generated by these firms would be controlled directly by the workforce of each firm, or accrue to society at large in the form of a social dividend.[26][27][28] The socialist calculation debate concerns the feasibility and methods of resource allocation for a socialist system.
Socialist politics has been both internationalist and nationalist in orientation; organised through political parties and opposed to party politics; at times overlapping with trade unions, and at other times independent and critical of unions; and present in both industrialised and developing nations.[29] Originating within the socialist movement, social democracy has embraced a mixed economy with a market that includes substantial state intervention in the form ofincome redistribution, regulation, and a welfare state. Economic democracy proposes a sort of market socialism where there is more decentralized control of companies, currencies, investments, and natural resources.
The socialist political movement includes a set of political philosophies that originated in the revolutionary movements of the mid-to-late 18th century and out of concern for the social problems that were associated with capitalism.[13] By the late 19th century, after the work of Karl Marx and his collaborator Friedrich Engels, socialism had come to signify opposition to capitalism and advocacy for a post-capitalist system based on some form of social ownership of the means of production.[30][31] By the 1920s, social democracy and communism had become the two dominant political tendencies within the international socialist movement.[32]By this time, socialism emerged as "the most influential secular movement of the twentieth century, worldwide. It is a political ideology (or world view), a wide and divided political movement"[33] and while the emergence of the Soviet Union as the world's first nominally socialist state led to socialism's widespread association with the Soviet economic model, some economists and intellectuals argued that in practice the model functioned as a form of state capitalism[34][35][36] or a non-planned administrative or command economy.[37][38] Socialist parties and ideas remain a political force with varying degrees of power and influence on all continents, heading national governments in many countries around the world. Today, some socialists have also adopted the causes of other social movements, such asenvironmentalism, feminism and progressivism.[39] In 21st century America, the term socialism, without clear definition, has become a pejorative used byconservatives to taint liberal and progressive policies, proposals, and public figures.[40]
The terms right and left refer to political affiliations originating early in the French Revolutionary era of 1789–1799 and referred originally to the seating arrangements in the various legislative bodies of France.[1] As seen from the Speaker's seat at the front of the Assembly, the aristocracy sat on the right (traditionally the seat of honor) and the commoners sat on the left, hence the terms right-wing politics and left-wing politics.[1]
Originally, the defining point on the ideological spectrum was the Ancien Régime ("old order"). "The Right" thus implied support for aristocratic or royal interests and the church, while "The Left" implied support for republicanism, secularism and civil liberties.[1] Because the political franchise at the start of the revolution was relatively narrow, the original "Left" represented mainly the interests of the bourgeoisie, the rising capitalist class (with notable exceptions such as the proto-communist Gracchus Babeuf). Support for laissez-faire commerce and free markets were expressed by politicians sitting on the left because these represented policies favorable to capitalists rather than to the aristocracy, but outside parliamentary politics these views are often characterized as being on the Right.
The reason for this apparent contradiction lies in the fact that those "to the left" of the parliamentary left, outside official parliamentary structures (such as the sans-culottes of the French Revolution), typically represent much of the working class, poor peasantry and the unemployed. Their political interests in the French Revolution lay with opposition to the aristocracy and so they found themselves allied with the early capitalists. However, this did not mean that their economic interests lay with the laissez-faire policies of those representing them politically.
As capitalist economies developed, the aristocracy became less relevant and were mostly replaced by capitalist representatives. The size of the working class increased as capitalism expanded and began to find expression partly through trade unionist, socialist, anarchist and communist politics rather than being confined to the capitalist policies expressed by the original "left". This evolution has often pulled parliamentary politicians away from laissez-faire economic policies, although this has happened to different degrees in different countries, especially those with a history of issues with more authoritarian-left countries, such as the Soviet Unionor China under Mao Zedong.
Thus the word "Left" in American political parlance may refer to "liberalism" and be identified with the Democratic Party, whereas in a country such as France these positions would be regarded as relatively more right-wing, or centrist overall, and "left" is more likely to refer to "socialist" or "social-democratic" positions rather than "liberal" ones.
It was impossible to win this debate if Con didn't truly shoot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
Pro never can prove that Con didn't know everything that Pro said about Socialism that was true and has to prove that what Con disagrees to Pro with is actually true for Pro's stance and not Con's stance on Socialism.
Con literally proved that he knew what Socialism is because he even shows a level of further interpretation of Pro's own stance (being the anarcho-communist that Pro is) and challenges Pro to explain how the redistribution is done if not by government. Pro lost because Con displayed comprehension of what Socialism is and that's all Con had to do in order to win.
Pro used sources to defend his take on Socialism, so Pro wins sources as Con never used a single source.
Pro offered a definition of socialism, and con offered his definition which seemed broadly in lines
As pro doesn’t challenge either his or his opponents definition - it appears con negates the resolution by showing he understands what it means.
Now, pro goes on to argue that con is talking about big bad government. This may be the case, but con added “typically” as a caveat to his position, which didn’t appear to necessitate government intervention.
As pro offers no additional definitions, nor really contests cons definition other than this - con successfully negates the resolution. Arguments to con.
Conduct to con for pros forfeit.
Vote Reported: Wrick-it-Ralph // Mod Action: Removed
Points awarded: 2 points to pro for sources and 1 point for conduct
RFD:
I found that neither side presented sufficient evidence. Pro was basically playing a zero sum game that gave a tie in this section at best. Con did not take the proper steps to show that there was an understanding of the term in question "socialism". Con simply quoted a definition several times verbatim. This does not show an understand. Con would have simply had to provide a few basic examples of the word socialism in a sentence and this debate would have been an easy vote for me.
Pro provided relevant sources and Con provided zero sources.
Reason for mod action:
(1) In order to award a source point, the voter must:
Explain, on balance, how each debater's sources impact the debate
Directly evaluate at least one source in particular cited in the debate and explain how it either bolstered or weakened the argument it was used to support
Must explain how and why one debater's use of sources overall was superior to the other's
(2) The conduct point is sufficient.
The voter fails to do this thus his vote is removed.
@Type1
**** Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterized by social ownership of the means of production and workers' self-management,[10] as well as the political theories and movements associated with them. Social ownership can be public, collective or cooperative ownership, or citizen ownership of equity. There are many varieties of socialism and there is no single definition encapsulating all of them, with social ownership being the common element shared by its various forms. ***
I don't need to explain WHAT ABOUT collective ownership of the means production leads to government control. Honestly, I don't know what it is about socialism that leads to government control. Can socialism lead to other types of control besides government control? Sure. I'm not saying it doesn't. What I said typically, how does "community control" manifest itself? The government controlling it.
I'm curious.....what are some other means, besides government control, would/does a socialist advocate for the society to control the means of production? In what other ways could a society control the means of production?
I apologize for missing this round but your argument required no rebuttal anyway. You should attempt to clarify what about collective ownership of the means of production necessarily leads to government control in this round.
As of right now, you have a little more then an hour left to post your argument.
You're liberal and no offense but your all alone.
How do you figure?
Your best represented by Hawaii.
None of the US states represent me in any way.
You outrank Bsh 1 in terms of this site alone and California has more people then New York, therefore is more prominent of a state. My system combines ideology with rank on this site although exceptions exist.
Wrong. Bsh1 is Cali, I am NY. If you get to know our politics, you'll see that this is severely true.
Actually I am Nevada more so than NY culturally but in terms of overall politics, I am more NY than many particular laws in Nevada.
I'd say I am NY>Nevada>Cali>NJ>Colorado
The rest are too unlike me to even count.
I saved NY to represent Bsh1.
Yeah, I consider myself more a NY than Cali but second place for sure.
I think I am a Texas too. RM is California, since he thinks he liberal like California. He also thinks he is better then all of us, and California (stereotypically) thinks they are too good for the US.
Thanks! I was talking about you though. I don't think population is the same as greatness. I am guessing that you are Texas, since you asked.
But Kentucky isn't a prominent state and Florida is. Your #2, soon to be #3 on this site. You should be represented by a more populous state.
Kentucky. I say this mostly because of Rand Paul being a senator from there.
You could, but then I would have suffered the harm of stereotype as well as the harm of being thought of as Wyoming-like. I’d rather have a Colorado-off with the poseur in my way. I’ll take Virginia in the interrem. ( Yes, this is also humor, Alec)
Colorado is taken. I could use Wyoming for you.
Your Florida. In elections, your a prominent state and your a political moderate, just like Florida. Guess what state I used to represent me?
A. I’ll take Colorado because I am that square.
B. What does right-winger even mean these days? Are these labels clearly defining a certain set of values that everybody generally agrees. I’m not so sure right-wing or left-wing mean much specific or certain in the Age of Trump.
Perhaps, what state would I be? I think that I am in a state of perpetual confusion, but that's just me.
Do you think I should make a forum post that compares DART users to states in the US?
Funny.
I guess you could say that you were being... a smart-Aleck.
I know Alec- I was just being a smart ass
I was saying that I don't have enough time to debate this. I thought Type1 wanted me to accept this debate.
Lmfao.
Is that “ you don’t know what Socialism is” ( spring breakers only) or “ you don’t know what Spring Break is” ( right wingers only)?
Make this debate spring break and I might accept. I think I'm too busy to accept debates.