State Socialism

"Socialism is when the government does stuff!"

Basic Information

Aliases

Authoritarian Socialism

State Capitalism (pejoratively, mostly by

LeftUnity and

LibLeft ideologies)

"Socialism" is when the government does stuff (according to

right-libertarians)

Left-wing Authoritarianism
Left-Authoritarianism
Stuff
Gommunism

Alignment(s)

AuthLeft

File:Soc.png Socialists

Ideological Information

Influenced by:

File:Soc.png Socialism

Authoritarianism

Influenced

Strasserism

Arab Socialism
Leninism
Stalinism
Fabian Socialism
Burmese Socialism
File:Gadda.png Gaddafism
Blanquism
State Capitalism
Marxism–Leninism

Notable people

Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) Russia
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) Soviet Union
Mao Zedong (1893-1976) China

Notable examples

File:Soc.png Paris Commune (1871, allegedly)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)

People's Republic of China (1954-1976)

State Socialism (StateSoc) is an economically left-wing ideology who believes that the presence of centralized authority, state ownership of the means of production by a worker's party and/or a state-planned economy is a necessity in transitioning from Capitalism to File:Soc.png Socialism. While state socialism is often utilized as a means to an end in achieving communism (a stateless, classless, moneyless society), by ideologies like Marxism–Leninism, some advocates believe in state socialism as an end goal by itself.

History

State Socialism arguably first came around in 1871 when the File:Soc.png Paris Commune came around as a 'state'. But this is up for debate as the File:Soc.png Paris Commune acted more like Libertarian Socialism and sometimes even Anarcho-Communism, and didn't really function as a state nor was recognized as such.

The real start to State Socialism was in 1917 when the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Republic and established the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). In 1922, this became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The USSR changed to become even more State Socialist after Stalin took over in 1925 and combined it with Police Statism and Authoritarianism. A lot of this was ruled back during the Khrushchevist and, especially, Gorbachevist eras of the USSR.

China, officially the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC), was ruled under a State Socialist regime called Maoism from 1954-1976.

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been ruled by a State Socialist regime called Juche since it's creation in 1948.

Personality

This, but unironically.

How to Draw

To draw StateSoc, simply draw the 8values Security symbol with communist colors.

Draw a red ball with a black outline.
Draw a yellow hammer.
Add eyes and you're done.

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Red	#CC0000	204, 0, 0
	Yellow	#FFDD00	255, 221, 0

Relationships

Friends

Marxism–Leninism - Me, but with a new name, backstory, lore, etc.
Arab Socialism - Based Arab counterpart who isn't afraid to use state power.
File:Soc.png Socialism - Needs more state.
Marxist Feminism
Blanquism - Based! You really get me!
Left-Wing Nationalism - Glad you love the nation! Want to work together?

Frenemies

Libertarian Socialism - Socialism is good and all, but what's that nonsense about a small state?
Anarcho-Communism - Good economic position, but anarchy is extremely dumb.
Monarcho-Socialism - Almost great, but what's that about monarchism?
Democratic Socialism - What's that about democracy?
State Capitalism - WE ARE NOT THE SAME!! Still love you, brother even when you confuse me.
Fabian Socialism - I love you son, but you scare me.
Marxism - Realizes that socialism needs the state in order to be achieved. But why do you wanna get rid of it afterwards?

Enemies

Bismarckism - Why must you use my name like this?
Anarcho-Capitalism - NO!
Libertarianism - Why yes, socialism is when the government does stuff, why do you ask?
Kemalism - Dude, please don't always say "socialisme d'Etat (state socialism)". We are not the same.
Social Democracy - Moderate wing of fascism.
Authoritarian Capitalism - My evil bourgeois twin.
Social Authoritarianism - See it?,I was correct he's a fascist.
Social Corporatism - At this point you don't even try to hide it.
Welfare Chauvinism - Literally social fascism.
Libertarian Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Pink Capitalism