The Principles of Governance
Liberalism
Pros: seeks equality and fair justice,
Cons: each persons taxes goes to others needs too
Immanuel Kant was a philosopher with liberal ideology and Justin Trudeau is a liberal prime minister
Libertarianism is aligned with liberalism
Socialism
Pros: wealth is divided evenly so there is less poverty an struggles. Access to education and healthcare
Cons: High Taxes
Famous socialist people: Stalin and putin both have socialist ideas
Communism is associated with socialism
Anarchism
Pros: there is a lack of government and authority, people and things are free
Cons: Anarchy begins, creating violence and a hectic environment to live in
Famous anarchists: Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin
Mohism
Cons: MAterialistic views
Pros: no more unnecessary rules, means things can be done more quickly and efficiently.
People associated with Mohism are the chinese philosopher Mozi and
Confusicm is the opposite
fascism
Pros: prioritize equality and living good, clean lives
Cons: too controlled of an environment and limited freedom
Italy has a background of Fascism two leaders being Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile
Fascism and capitalism have conflicting ideas
utopianism
Pros: no more war, fighting, or general inequality
Cons: a bit impractical to live in a "perfect" world, most likely unsustainable especially in terms of the economy
Charles fourier was a believer in utopianism, he hoped humans could be passionate and love each other.
the opposite of utopianism is dystopianism
nationalism
Pros: Continuously developing the economy (ie: new jobs, workplaces, infrastructure, etc), Strict laws to keep people in line, and suiting results when laws are not followed
Cons: enforcement tactics for laws can be dangerous and punishments can be extreme, leads to war and general unfairness
example of a nationalist in Hitler
How they are connected: Hitler claimed that he could make Germany perfect and have the ideal race, he seemed to think that he was doing a great service to his country by eliminating anyone he saw as unfit
another example that is a bit less extreme is Donald Trump
How they are connected: his slogan "make America Great Again" is a big proof that he is a nationalist.
Patriotism and nationalism are often associated, but are quite different, patriotism is less extreme