Political/social strategies
How should political revolutionaries be organized, according to Lenin? What is the difference between Social Democrats and labor unions, and why do you think it mattered?
The political revolution is developed based on the organization and the willingness of individuals to work together. A political revolution is considered as being identical to an organization of workers who have a common goal. The organization of revolutionaries includes individuals whose profession is revolutionary. Political revolutionaries must have the ability to influence and ensure that they make informed decisions that can be considered in helping improve overall commitment to the underlying problem. The ideology that an individual has concerning the more significant role individuals need to play presents a transparent approach that can be effectively undertaken and help improve the underlying system that promotes change and integration of better systems that define change.
What is the difference between Social Democrats and labor unions, and why do you think it mattered?
The significant difference between social democrats and labor unions is that labor unions must be trade unions initially and should be as comprehensive as possible and has to be public. On the other hand, social democrats involve individuals whose careers are revolutionary and willing to develop change. Social democrats may not be too extensive and must be secretive as possible to achieve the intended outcome.
What “new relations between the sexes,” between the state and the individuals, between parents and children, did Kollontai propose? How did this idea challenge the traditional family and morality?
The current social and family environment is diverse and incorporates different aspects that help promote change and integration of essential measures that promote individual needs. The new relations between sexes involve empowerment of women where they can act on their own and make decisions. This is contrary to the past family principles where men were breadwinners, and women did not yield any power in their families. The communist world has embraced change with divorce very easy to conclude. The typical family is long gone, and different individuals, regardless of their sex, can help build a broader basis within which these differences can be constituted.
However, even though women can work, their domestic duties have remained presenting a more substantial system that helps identity essential steps that promote change and overall understanding of individual wellbeing. The traditional family is breaking down as more women are embracing work and opting to have influence. The obligation of parents towards their children has reduced significantly as more women go to work. The state is left with a responsibility to take care of children as their parents are busy working.
How does Mussolini define fascism? What is his critique of other forms of political organization? How are nationalism and imperialism implicated in fascism?
According to Benito Mussolini, Fascism is a political ideology that considers the future and development of humanity apart from political considerations of the moment and neither believes in the possibility nor the utility of perpetual peace. Fascism is developed on authoritarian ideology and denies that the majority cannot necessarily direct or rule human society. The fascism ideology is formed on the basis that numbers alone cannot help govern and outlines that individuals’ inequality can never be permanently leveled.
Mussolini critiques other forms of political organization by outlining that they are filled with many gaps. He identifies that fascism is the opposite of Marxian socialism by asserting that materialist conception of the history of human civilization can be discussed through a conflict of interests across different groups. It also combats the ideology of democracy by identifying that majority cannot always rule mainly because they are many. Numbers are significant but cannot help control power within a communist state.
Fascism embraces dictatorship, which limits the emphasis on nationalism and imperialism. This advances in a system that is diverse and allows the difference in ideologies and opinions among individuals. Fascism aims at putting nation and race above individual wellbeing. The decision and individual needs are not considered under this political organization. Nationalism seeks to empower regional growth through greater adoption of better measures that improve individual empowerment for general progress, which is difficult within a communist state guided by fascism.
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Readings Week 8: The Interwar Period