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Types of Monopolistic Governments
Fascism in the United States of America? From where? From all of our federal agencies. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the department of this and the bureau of that – so many regulatory agencies. The American Free Enterprise system is destroyed by these regulations. Are these regulations necessary? No. The U.S. Constitution makes no provisions for the federal government to be involved in these areas. Should states be involved? Yes. If a state exceeded what it was doing, then it would be shown and shown very quickly because the next state wouldn't exceed in its actions and people would move. Competition among the states is a beneficial thing, and it's one of the beauties of the federal system that the Founding Fathers gave us. But when Washington D.C. does these kinds of things, to what do you contrast it? You don't have anything else. What we see is government growing and growing and growing and growing. If it continues to grow it will be all-powerful. Story: Joe,
The College Student Bob
was a college student who was taking a course taught by
an avowed socialist. He didn't know much about socialism
- it never really crossed his mind. Bob was a football
player, it was football season, and Bob didn't have as
much time as he'd like to spend on his studies, so his
classes suffered in the Fall. One
day the professor gave a writing assignment to everyone
in the class. Everyone was to write a paper with the
same title, "From Each, According to His Ability, To
Each, According to His Need" (the classic statement of
the socialist). Everyone began working on the
assignment.
There was another student in the class, Joe, who was a
strong socialist. Joe was very delighted about the
assignment, and he was anxious to begin. Joe went home
and worked vigorously on his paper. He read several
books and articles, interviewed some socialist authors
and experts, included many footnotes and a great
bibliography, and followed the college's research paper
style standards perfectly.
When Joe received his paper, he was astonished to see a
"C+" grade. Joe immediately stormed up to the professor
and demanded an explanation for a grade that was far
below Joe's expectation. The professor replied, "Joe,
you should be very proud of your paper. It was
exceptional. Bob, who sits in the back by the door, when
he's here, didn't do so well. So I gave Bob some of your
credits to give you both a C+. You know, from each
according to his ability, to each according to his
need." Types of Government
Democracy C ontrary to popular belief, the United States of America is not a democracy. Recall the Pledge of Allegiance, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands…."
"Democracy" – from the
Greek "dEmokratia" - dEmos (the people) + -kratia (to
rule) –cracy.
When more people want something than don't, the majority
rules, a.k.a., "rule by majority."
Suppose the majority wants to take away your home,
business, or your children. Obviously, there's a
problem! The flaw in democracy is that if you allow
majority rule, then everybody's rights are up-for-grabs.
All you have to do is get more than ½ of the people to
want something, on any given day, and you no longer have
any rights. It's sometimes called "the tyranny of a
majority." The
fundamental difference between a democracy and a
republic is that if someone or a group of people came up
to you and said that they were going to take away your
home or business or children, you'd probably stand up
and say, "No, you can't do that! I have my rights
protected by the Constitution of the United States of
America." And if you said that, you'd be describing a
republic.
Republic
"Republic" – from the Latin "respublica" - from "res"
(thing) + publica (the public). The public thing. The
law. A
true republic is one that starts out by recognizing that
individuals have rights, and so the limitation in the
law is not upon the people but upon the government and
the mob and the majority.
Communism
Communism is socialism in a hurry. Ex., The Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics. Communist dictators
establish socialism with a lightening-quick coupe by
creating and maintaining a police state.
What did Karl Marx say were the steps to bring a nation
under communist rule? "…the first step in the revolution
of the working class… is to win the battle of
democracy." Karl Marx, 1848, The Communist Manifesto
This means, get to the point where democracy is
prevailing and then get the people to follow your point
of view. You have then won the battle of democracy. Karl
Marx also said, "The theory of the communists may be
summed up in a single sentence – 'abolition of private
property.'" Karl Marx, 1848,
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