communist ideals
Workers own everything
Communist ideals are the principles underlying communist political philosophy: collective ownership of property, abolition of social classes, and distribution of resources according to need rather than market forces.
The phrase often appears in historical or critical contexts: He was investigated for his communist ideals during the McCarthy era.
Someone might invoke communist ideals sincerely or dismissively, depending on political stance.
- classless societySystem without social strata
- means of productionTools and facilities for manufacturing
- planned economyCentralized resource allocation system
- Friedrich EngelsGerman communist philosopher
- mutual aidCooperative community support
Karl Marx · proletariat · public ownership · collective ownership · egalitarianism · Marxism · workers' councils · collectivism · redistribution · Bolshevik Revolution · revolutionary spirit · social justice · anti-capitalism · Che Guevara · solidarity · socialism · common good · Mao Zedong
communist idealscapitalism
Private profit-based economy
laissez-faire economics · free enterprise · neoliberalism · private enterprise · Reaganomics
communist idealsconservatism
Preference for existing institutions
classical liberalism · fascism · traditionalism · libertarianism · individualism
communist idealsproperty rights
Legal control over possessions
private ownership · plutocracy · oligarchy · feudalism · landed aristocracy
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