As I said right at the start of this blog, revolution is not desired as many would have people believe.
Communism is considered an ethical and moral philosophy as it puts the needs of the many above the needs of the few, it places the values of people above finances and promotes universal education and health for all, whilst trying to provide as much equality and chance as possible. Due to this ethical and moral belief you would be right to think how stupid revolution sounds as that in-of-itself is quite the opposite, bloodshed of soldier and civilian, war, chaos and the obvious loss of life; but it is still part of our philosophy.
With Communism being so radically different from Capitalism in both practise and thinking, it is quite clear the two systems are quite incompatible in many areas, but bear in mind not all areas.With this radical difference it is quite clear that change from one to the other won't be a normal everyday thing, many changes in society and the very way we live will without doubt change, but this change can be done one of two ways; democratically and revolutionary. Communism by its natural democratic nature (everyone having a say and being equal) supports the democratic way of doing things, but this isn't always possible and it would be naive to think it is. Sometimes force is required, verbally, mentally and sadly physically. ut that is no true reason for revolution.
Revolution, especially from a Soavist standpoint, is the last act of the desperate, when all is lost it is the last thing we must fall back to, and even within it the bloodshed should be minimised as much as humanly possible. Today if we look across the world you will see civil wars and nation wide riots against governments. These governments are both democratic capitalist nations and those who have dictatorships in place, for many violence is seen as their only option, the people in power (democratic capitalist/dictatorship) enjoy their positions too much and so won't give them up to the people they should serve. And although that maybe a justification for revolution, it is not nor will ever be a good one.
Revolution means war, and that means the loss of life which is something a moral and ethical philosophy shouldn't promote. There are some as with all beliefs who desire bloodshed, but many live in a bubble of their own world, quite out of touch with reality and see things in a way others don't, believing the world to be threatening towards their very survival, as a Communist who believes in rational and logical thought, it shouldn't happen and yet some still appear every now and again. Violence maybe an answer but it is never a good one, as is the same with revolution, Marx understood this, Soavism preaches this and many other Communist beliefs follow this too.
If you can be democratic, do so with courage and wit but if you must be violent, be honourable, loving towards your fellow human and finally precise- as it is never right for the innocent to die, regardless of what they believe.
Next week a post will be on "democratic capitalism vs. democratic communism".
Yours
~Soav
ps. Sorry for the lateness in this blog been doing allot of long walks since being back in the countryside.
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