Tuesday, December 29, 2020

intellectual

a very educated person whose interests are studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort

polymath

a person who knows a lot about many different subjects

Marxism

a social, political, and economic theory that is based on the writings of Karl Marx

Leninism

the social, political, and economic principles and theories developed from Marxism by the Russian politician V. I. Lenin, supporting direct rule by workers

Friday, December 25, 2020

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

capitalism

an economic, political, and social system in which property, business, and industry are privately owned, directed towards making the greatest possible profits for successful organizations and people

communism

the belief in a society without different social classes in which the methods of production are owned and controlled by all its members and everyone works as much as they can and receives what they need

socialist

 a supporter of socialism or member of a socialist political party

socialism

the set of beliefs that states that all people are equal and should share equally in a country's money, or the political systems based on these beliefs

champagne socialist

a rich person who says he or she supports a fair society in which everyone has equal rights and the rich help the poor, but who may not behave in this way

designer socialist

someone who is powerful or rich but believes that people are equal and should have equal shares in the wealth of the country

the one percent (also the 1%)

 the richest one percent of people, who are said to have most of the money, property, and power in society 

Monday, December 14, 2020

Writing...

Cessna people say flying is heart-pounding, life-altering and soul-reaffirming. Writing SHOULD be like that. Heart-searching. :-)

Friday, December 4, 2020

tall poppy syndrome

 the fact that people do not like and often criticize other people who are successful