WHERE IS AMERICA HEADED?

THE FALL OF CAPITALISM-RISE OF SOCIALISM-MARXISM-COMMUNISM

Capitalism is the economic system in which the means of production are owned by private persons, and operated for profit[1] and where investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are predominantly determined through the operation of a free market[2], rather than by central economic planning. Capitalism is usually considered to involve the right of individuals and corporations to trade, incorporate, employ workers, and use money provided by central banks, in goods, services (including finance), labor and land.[2] In theory, production and distribution in a capitalist system are governed by the free market rather than state regulation,[3] with state action confined to defining and enforcing the basic rules of the market[4] though the state may provide a few basic public goods and infrastructure



Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society.[1][2] Modern socialism originated in the late nineteenth-century working class political movement. Karl Marx posited that socialism would be achieved via class struggle and a proletarian revolution, it being the transitional stage between capitalism and communism

Christian Communism is a form of religious communism centered around Christianity. It is a theological and political theory based upon the view that the teachings of Jesus Christ compel Christians to support communism as the ideal social system. Although there is no universal agreement on the exact date when Christian communism was founded, many Christian communists assert that evidence from the Bible suggests that the first Christians, including the Apostles, created their own small communist society in the years following Jesus' death and resurrection. As such, many advocates of Christian communism argue that it was taught by Jesus and practiced by the Apostles themselves

MARXISM

a belief that capitalism is based on the exploitation[3] of workers by the owners of the means of production
a belief that people's consciousness of the conditions of their lives reflects the dominant ideology which is in turn shaped by material conditions and relations of production
an understanding of class in terms of differing relations of production, and as a particular position within such relations
an understanding of material conditions and social relations as historically malleable
a view of history according to which class struggle, the evolving conflict between classes with opposing interests, structures each historical period and drives historical change
a belief that this dialectical historical process will ultimately result in a replacement of the current class structure of society with a system that manages society for the good of all, resulting in the dissolution of the class structure and its support (more often than not including the nation state)

WOULD THE WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT CAPITALISM? IS IT RIGHT TO DO SOMETHING ONLY FOR A PROFIT? AREN'T WE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER? SHOULD OUR SOCIETY BE BASED ON ECONOMICS? SUCH A PROFOUND QUESTION IN THE DAYS AHEAD WITH ALL THE TURMOIL AROUND THE WORLD AND THE CRUMBLING OF THE WORLD'S ECONOMY. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK-WOULDN'T THE WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE IF WE WERE MORE INTERESTED IN TAKING CARE OF ONE ANOTHER INSTEAD USING ONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE OTHER?