EPISODE 122 | How to Be a Communist
One of the many words tossed about these days as a snarl term is “communist”, but do the people using this sobriquet know what that really means? It certainly doesn’t mean every leftwing philosophy or ideology. In fact, Communism is a very specific set of applications of very certain ideas, and, like it or not, helped define the 20th century.
So let’s look at what Communism is and what it isn’t, and what other systems and suites of thought have crossover with it. Like all the different flavors of Socialism. 
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SECTIONS
Closer to Home - Socialism (market and non-market), Adam Smith, the Labour Theory of Value (LTV)
Duty Now for the Future - The French Revolution and the Directory, the Conspiracy of Equals, Utopian Socialism, Chartism, Karl Marx and Friedreich Engels become buddies
Mean Machine - Engels's "alienated labour" and The German Ideology, historical materialism, The Communist Manifesto, the basics of Marxism, Marx and Engels hatch a fast-track plan
Brothers in Arms - The Russian Tsar is overthrown and Communism comes to power, the first Communist platform, Reds versus Whites, Lenin develops Leninism
Music for the People - Stalin develops Marxism-Leninism, which spreads to all countries that go Communist
Futuristic Design - Mao Zedong takes over in China, Communism fails almost everywhere
Subterranean Jungle - The Horseshoe Theory, Communism has more in common with Fascism than with socialism, comparing and contrasting Fascism and Communism, comparing and contrasting capitalism and socialism, Third Way, social liberalism, social democracy
Life's What You Make It - Capitalism is not a social or political system, democracy is opposed to authoritarianism's many flavours 
Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info: 
Why market socialism is a viable alternative to neoliberalism at the Lon don School of Economics and Political Science
Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation by Pranab Bardhan and John E. Roemer in the Journal of Economic Perspectives
Socialist Market Economy chapters and articles on Science Direct
Non-Market Socialism: What is it? How will it work? - 2 papers from the Socialist and Anarchist Utopias Panel at the 2018 The Great Transition: Setting the Stage for a Post-Capitalist Society
International Conference in Montreal
SOCIALISM WITHOUT MARKETS: DEMOCRATIC PLANNED SOCIALISM paper by Al Campbel
What are some contemporary defenses of non-market socialism? on Quora
labour theory of value entry on Britannica
Chapter 6: Theories of Value from Human Society and the Global Economy by Kit Sims Taylor
Gracchus Babeuf & the Conspiracy of Equals
Utopian Socialism articles on Science Direct
Utopian Socialism in America on Digital History
Chartism essay by Amy J. Lloyd, University of Cambridge
What was the Chartist movement? on BBC Bitesize
Capitalism and alienation by Phil Gaspar in Critical Thinking from the International Socialist Review
Marx’s Theory of Alienation by Asher Horowitz, professor of political science at York University 
The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Historical Materialism.org website
What is Historical Materialism? video on PHILO-notes YouTube channel
Karl Marx entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Manifesto of the Communist Party
What is 'Marxism' in The Economic Times
How does Marxism differ from Leninism?
What Is Marxism-Leninism?
Marxism: What It Is and Comparison to Communism, Socialism, and Capitalism on Investopedia
The Rise of Mao Zedong on Alpha History
Socialism, Fascism, Capitalism and Communism Chart from the Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Democracy in the Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People
Communism vs. Fascism comparison chart
Communism vs. Socialism comparison chart
Socialism vs Communism also with a chart
Communism vs. Democracy comparison chart
Capitalism vs. Socialism comparison chart
Capitalism vs Socialism another chart
Fascism and communism: Two sides of the same coin at the Adam Smith Institute 
History is much too important to be left to politicians by Jonathan Steele in The Guardian
Different Types of Socialism
6 Political Ideas Socialism different types video on various types of Socialism 
The Third Way: Myth and Reality by James Petras in the Monthly Review
What the Heck Is Social Liberalism?
Social Liberalism vs. Social Conservatism
Social Democracy definition by John Patrick in Understanding Democracy, A Hip Pocket Guide
Basics on Social Democracy brochure by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
What Is Social Democracy? Unveiling Its Values video
What are the main differences between social democracy and democratic socialism? on Quora
Liberal or Social Democrat? in Dissent Magazine
What's the difference between Social Democracy and Libertarianism? on Quora

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