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Political Ideologies
Socialism
• Everyone owns a portion of the state, but the state
still runs on a limited market economy.
• Hugo Chavez and Tony Blair are socialists.
• Most European Countries are Socialist Democracies
Communism
• Everyone owns a portion of the state and there is no
class division. There is no wage labor or private
property.
• All forms of communism involve a dissolution of the
social classes.
• Josef Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, and Mao Zedong are all
communists.
Radicalism
• Radical leftists are people who are generally
considered to be so liberal that they are ahead
of the curve of social norms.
• Examples of radicals in their time:
Enlightenment Thinkers, Abolitionists, and
Hippies.
Fascism
• An authoritarian style government that
focuses on putting the nation-state above
ones self.
• Some characteristics include: an emphasis on
military service, limited civil rights, and
“super” nationalism.
• Hitler and Mussolini were fascists.
Militarists
• An authoritarian government style that
focuses compulsory military service, little to
no civil rights, and an eagerness for warfare.
• Notable militarists include Sparta, The Roman
Empire, And Japan during WWII
Reactionism
• An ideology that espouses the desire to return to a
former way of life that is more conservative.
• Reactionists shun social progressivism in all forms.
• Notable reactionists include The Ayatollah Khomeini,
The czarists in Soviet Russia, and the Tories after the
American Revolution.
Moderates
• A moderate sits right in the middle of the
spectrum borrowing from both sides.
• Most people fall into the moderate
category…because it is based on issues
• Notable moderates include John McCain, and
Bill Clinton