 | Conservative | Marxism |
|---|---|---|
| Political Views | Right-wing, anti-federalist. Prefer smaller government, less regulation, most services to be provided by the private sector in a free market, and a literal interpretation of the Constitution. | |
| Economic Views | Government should tax less and spend less. Cutting spending to balance the budget should be the priority. Higher income earners should have an incentive to invest (credits). Charity is the responsibility of the people. | |
| Social Views | Opposed to gay marriage, abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Support the right to bear arms, death penalty, and personal responsibility as an individual. | |
| Personal Responsibility | Individuals should exercise personal responsibility and it is the governments role to hold them accountable even with severe penalties. Laws are enacted to reflect the best interest of the society as a whole. | |
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Marxism is a worldview and method of societal analysis that focuses on class relations and societal conflict, that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, and a dialectical view of social transformation. | |
| Key Proponents | Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, Kim Il-Sung, Hitler | |
| Private Property | All private property, being defined as the means of production, is to be held in common. Personal property, such as clothing is protected. | |
| Ownership Structure | The means of production are collectively owned. | |
| Religion | Atheism. | |
| Way of Change | Communism was going to happen on its own through way of history. It was inevitable we just had to sit back and watch. | |
| Variations | Marxism-Leninism, Orthodox Marxism, Classical Marxism, Maoism, Trotskyism, Stalinism. |
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