Communism is Bad*
The Revolution Party of Canada is a socialist party,
though not a communist party - and certainly not a capitalist party!
*This title of this page is intentionally phrased in a controversial manner to draw attention to the nuances that often get glossed over in mainstream media as they try to paint socialism in a bad light with broad brush strokes.
To be sure there are no misunderstandings,
we've elaborated on these complex topics below.
First, the Commonalities
The various flavours of socialism share a number of common ideals and principles, such as the desire for the end of capitalism which is choking our finite world with the demand for infinite growth...
Although we're not orthodox Marxist-Leninist[Wikipedia] or Communist[Wikipedia], we do believe in solidarity with other socialist parties.
The 'isms'
Characteristics |
|---|
Production Priority |
Political Power |
Private Property |
Taxation |
Ownership of Critical Infrastructure |
Ownership of Non-Essential Businesses |
Sanctioned Use of Force |
Modern Examples |
Psuedo-Communism | Capitalism | Socialism |
|---|---|---|
Government and oligarchs first | Corporations first | Individuals first |
A few powerful individuals (authoritarian) | A few powerful individuals (authoritarian) | Widely distributed (democracy) |
Universally prohibited | Universally allowed | Allowed, except for critical infrastructure |
Government seizure and ownership of all private property | Low taxation; few -if any- social programs, instead strongly favouring free / deregulated markets | High proportional taxation to properly fund social programs |
Government only | Ultrawealthy individuals (via massive corporations) | Government only |
Government only | Ultrawealthy individuals (via massive corporations) | Workers primarily, government rarely, ultrawealthy never |
Government only, often with few legal limitations or even perpetual martial law | Government and private forces (militias, paramilitary, and prisons) | Government only, with a strong preference for nonviolent intervention in all situations |
China, North Korea, Cuba | United States, Germany, Canada* (much critical infrastructure has been privatized) | Norway, Denmark, Canada* (socialized healthcare, government-owned power and passenger rail, publicly funded universities) |
Socialism is Better
While we don't claim that socialism is perfect, it's proven to provide better outcomes for people when compared to capitalism and psuedo-communism - both of which lead to the concentration of power into the hands of an increasingly small group of unfairly wealthy and influential few.
Let's expand on our existing globally-envied socialist healthcare system and follow the successful examples of socialist policies already enjoyed in places like Norway, Denmark, Guyana, and New Zealand.
Capitalism is failing in countries all around the world right now and modern communism has become corrupdated by power-seeking billionaires like Putin and his oligarchs. Socialist countries do better economically than capitalist countries and their citizens are happier, healthier, enjoy more personal freedoms, and even have a more stable middle class.