Government of Conviction

There seems to be a misunderstanding going on - especially by my work colleagues - but in general around Bryan/College Station. I try to compare my political/economic thinking to Marxist theory (it is so similar, to me). But I disagree with him on some really important points. For example, a "takeover" doesn't - ever - have to be violent, or even a takeover. In fact, it must be a resolve by everyone for such a thing to ever work. Anyway, automatically, I think, people assume I want a dictatorship for a government (see my June 2, 2005 post for my thinking that we've actually never known a Communist country, to this day - dictatorship, sure). They assume I want my views and proposals to be dictated to everyone. The government I propose is not one of dictation, but of conviction. My life purpose is to convince others - not command them - that we follow the "from each according to his ability, . . .", Marxist ideology. Once everyone is convinced (read slowly, detractors) by---------their---------own---------free---------will, then we're there, democratically, as in the Democratic Socialist model Marx theorized. Compare this to a traffic law: Why do we look left, then right before crossing a road? Why not right, then left? Because the traffic from the left is the first traffic you would cross. This kind of convincing may take awhile. So be it. One person at a time.

But we have to get past Lenin and Stalin. Aside, I think there is some jealousy still going on since the U.S.S.R. put the first human in space. No, we're so hateful of "Communism", especially the conservatives around my office (who by the way live off of "state funds" - EGAD, Communism!), that when I say Marx, or the C word, they automatically start defending "the good ole U.S. of A - Live Free or Die! Don't Tread on Me! Stop or I'll Shoot!"

I believe in Democracy, pure Democracy. The U.S. is not a pure democracy. We can't be yet; we're too greedy, and power hungry. We still have to dictatorially care for the poor. We don't yet take for granted how priceless every single human being is. This is dictatorship - those who want to care for the poor dictating to those who don't that we will do so. When we shake this and the PTSD of Capitalism off, Democratic Socialism will "take over" by---------our---------own---------free---------will.