POL S 201 Lecture 10: Poli Sci_ Socialism & Communism
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Unions need to realize the only class that exists are the working class. They can"t gain benefits from the expense of each other. Debs says you must destroy the capitalist and save the man. Capitalists need to realize that they must exist without exploiting each other and uplift one another. Get rid of the whole capitalist class as a whole. In ancient world, workers started as abject slaves. In modern timesfree mens in socialism - debs. It is a teleology, lower class must uprise. Capitalist viewing of economics is higher and lower class. The fundamental problem still exists until workers shake capitalism. When we are in a free world, there are no slaves, lords, capitalists. These tools are being socialized, many people are collaborating (industrial revolution) When production and ownership is socialized that is when debs believes this revolution begins. Working men must organize and get rid of capitalists. Enjoy their full fruit of their labors.