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Let me begin by detailing a brief summary of how a true Socialist society would function and what some basic government policies would be. The main idea behind Socialism/Communism is for EVERYONE in society to benefit from each other and have what they need to live whilst contributing their own part to society. This means that no one would be hungry, no one would be homeless, and everyone would be equal in status. Everybody is alloted a house, food rations, etc. and in our modern world they should also be given certain necessary communication devices such as televisions and computers with Internet access. Also everyone (who can) must work without pay. However they do not need to buy anything so it really doesn't matter. In a Capitalist trans-Socialist society (i.e. an ex-Capitalist society that has transformed into a Socialist society) in theory might have some sort of credit system where everyone is given an equal amount of credits to trade for enjoyment items such as different DVDs or CDs (not the players but the discs, if you understand my drift), items in the antique market, or collectibles like records or baseball cards. In turn, the vendors who receive these credits could use them for their own entertainment factors or perhaps trade them to the government if they wish to move to a different house or a different location. The house must be pre-owned though, as otherwise would defeat the purpose of Socialism and this would be a good way to reduce the number of new houses needed to be built for the future generations. But I digress. What you need to know is that in Socialism, everyone gets what they need for free without the exchange of money. (The possibility of the existence of a valid Socialist society in a trade and market oriented world is debatable in itself, but that is a debate for another time.)
Now let me explain Internet Piracy and its connection to Socialism. It is quite simple really. Some people believe that software and media should be free and thus create ways to download it from one another, payment-free. The key point here is that actual people, and not companies, sacrifice their own computers and bandwidth to make this software and media available for others to download. Sound familiar? It should. Whatever one person owns is shared freely with the rest of the world or society. It's not even solely piracy that retains this relation. You may also have heard of Open-Source software that is created to be legally dispersed free of charge over the Internet. It is really amazing how this fundamental Socialist policy has conditioned the minds of today's rebellious yet tech-savvy citizens... without them even realizing it! But these same people would be unwilling to accept Socialism as their form of government, because they feeling they should keep what they earn in terms of a salary. Bobby doesn't want to pay for Joe's broken arm or Sally's hysterectomy. Farmer Brown does not want to give his corn to Bobby, Joe, or Sally for free. This is nonsense. This is fear. There doesn't have to be large framed pictures of the Dear Leader hanging up everywhere or 30 million person killing sprees. There simply has to be the desire to share and be shared back with. If Socialism can work on the Internet, then I say we give it a try in our government.
Disclaimer - I admit that my essay here has drifted away slightly from the terms of a "study" but I will label it as such for its overwhelming inclusion of fact and proved etiological information.
Source: John Winthrop
Now let me explain Internet Piracy and its connection to Socialism. It is quite simple really. Some people believe that software and media should be free and thus create ways to download it from one another, payment-free. The key point here is that actual people, and not companies, sacrifice their own computers and bandwidth to make this software and media available for others to download. Sound familiar? It should. Whatever one person owns is shared freely with the rest of the world or society. It's not even solely piracy that retains this relation. You may also have heard of Open-Source software that is created to be legally dispersed free of charge over the Internet. It is really amazing how this fundamental Socialist policy has conditioned the minds of today's rebellious yet tech-savvy citizens... without them even realizing it! But these same people would be unwilling to accept Socialism as their form of government, because they feeling they should keep what they earn in terms of a salary. Bobby doesn't want to pay for Joe's broken arm or Sally's hysterectomy. Farmer Brown does not want to give his corn to Bobby, Joe, or Sally for free. This is nonsense. This is fear. There doesn't have to be large framed pictures of the Dear Leader hanging up everywhere or 30 million person killing sprees. There simply has to be the desire to share and be shared back with. If Socialism can work on the Internet, then I say we give it a try in our government.
Disclaimer - I admit that my essay here has drifted away slightly from the terms of a "study" but I will label it as such for its overwhelming inclusion of fact and proved etiological information.
Source: John Winthrop
