How would you describe socialism to a teenager?
Posted by T.Collins Logan on
It depends on the form of socialism. For libertarian socialism, it’s pretty simple, really: Democracy runs everything. Democracy governs the workplace. Democracy governs how the economy is structured and run. Democracy determines what is most important to society — at the community level, for the priorities of research and development, regarding whether or not to build national infrastructure, etc. And so on. And this is all done via consensus, direct democracy, nested elected councils, or a similar diffused form of democratic decision-making.
Of course, that is only one form of socialism. Here are some of the others, for which the answer would be different:
T. Collins Logan's answer to What are the different types of socialism?
My 2 cents.
Of course, that is only one form of socialism. Here are some of the others, for which the answer would be different:
T. Collins Logan's answer to What are the different types of socialism?
My 2 cents.
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