All responses should have at least 2 paragraphs and supported by scholarly material

or/and other material as specified.

Discussion1

You say, "Socialism has played various roles in promoting collectivism across the United States

political landscape. Socialism has been implemented to help the government provide resources to

the marginalized people and offer relevant critical resources and public goods."

Describe the nature and understanding of workplace regulations in a classically conservative

society vs. that of a socialistic society? Be sure to cite at least one article or video to illustrate

your point.

Classical conservatism majorly refers to the order, power or a total consistency form of a

tradition which wilds traditional authority and power. It keeps certain forms of the power

structure which normally follows the top-down governance. It is majorly directed towards

keeping the power in the cycles of the status quo. Decisions are only followed by the junior staff

but they do not participate in making any of them. It is a preserve for those who are at the helm

of leadership. (Gjorshoski, 2016). The hierarchy follows the top leadership traditions. The rules

made always favors those who are in power and they are always against the will of the subjects.

Socialistic society, on the other hand, entails total collaboration and inclusive form of making decisions.
Everyone within the government is given the same chance to also air his or her views.

The entire government is run by the community and no single person wilds discrete power.

Workplaces also act as an environment where socialism is applied. All forms of consultation,

communication and decision making are done by all and the direction taken by the organization

is usually a result of a mutual decision-making approach. The regulations are always in contrast

to those in conservatism. It encourages the adoption of new cultures, ideas and progressive
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concepts (Marcuse, 2015). The challenges and success within the organization are shared due to

the collective decisions made.

Discussion 2 (Respond to peer)

Socialism is defined as "A public philosophy favoring social welfare and general prosperity over

individual self- reliance and private wealth" (Magstadt 2017, p. 32). Democratic socialists also

tend to support a large government and a stable, tightly ran, economy. By supporting high taxes,

socialists believe government can redistribute money back into a welfare program (Magstadt,

2017). Conservatism is an ideology that believes in gradual changes in government rather than

rapid changes. A big government and high taxes are also unpopular with conservatives. They

believe in equality in a political sense. Magstadt (2017, p. 37) explained that "conservatives

stress the virtues of free enterprise and tend toward a minimalist definition of equality (for

example, equal rights = the right to vote; equal opportunity = the right to basic education and the

like". This is different in the fact that socialists think more into equality related to the rich and

poor. Conservatism supports "prosperity, security, and tradition" (Magstadt 2017, p. 37).

Socialism contributes to our political system by the government assistance programs such as the

Affordable Care Act of 2010, in which Medicaid would expand its coverage to low-income

adults (Lanford & Quadango, 2016). Another example of socialism would be other government

aided programs such as the Veterans Affairs system, Medicare, and school grants to low-income

students such as the Pell Grant.

Conservatism contributes to the political system by allowing those who are not eligible for the

government-funded programs to have access to insurance through private companies. They also

support any military action to protect the security of the people. An example would be the Patriot

Act. As Magstadt (2017) stated, a section in the Patriot Act says that it gives “FBI agents
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pursuing an antiterrorism investigation broad power to demand personal information and private

records from citizens” (p. 43). This, of course, is not supported by socialists.

Democratic socialists rule socialistic approach of leadership and uphold the democracy. They are

always against the authoritarian form of government. Socialists believe that the government

needs more reforms to reduce the powers of the corporations while increasing the powers of the

large working populations (Blavascunas, 2014). They also believe that people must be given

room to make decisions on matters affecting them directly. Conservatism on the other hand

beliefs that the way of governance, customs and cultures must be preserved as a way of

identifying the governments and leadership.

They also believe that peace has always been maintained due to the fact that they preserved their

own understandable traditions. Due to the fear of creating a society full of disputes, conservatism

believes that there is no good in introducing new laws, rules or rights within the society. A

generation in conservatism is believed to seamlessly succeed the other if it can ensure that no

changes in the continuity and the traditions (Berg, 2015). They also think that life will always be

better if there are no turbulent revolutions and major changes in the mode of governance. Social

institutions and customs according to them are to be always maintained if there is a need to

create a stronger society. They also believe that decisions and changes made should first go

through deep considerations and insights and should take a considerable amount of patience.

Discussion 3

You say, "The perfect society proposed by Marx eliminated all form of individuality which was

believed to promote inequalities, and the resources would be used for the delivery of public

goods without limitation."

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When thinking about Marx we must think about his rejection of human nature. What are the

arguments against an immutable human nature? What are the arguments in favor of an

immutable human nature? Which ones are more convincing? Find at least one article or video

supporting your position and cite.

According to Karl Marx, human beings are able to do a lot to themselves and so he presented

such acts that a man can do to the other man. He also poised that human beings are not only

social animals but working beings and hence need self-centeredness and protection in fighting

for its interests (Tucker, 2017). He also stated that a man is a preservative creature and that its

immutability makes him fear loss, alienation and above all the rejection. It is therefore evident

that human being will give his or her all in trying to protect what he believes in and what he has

interests on. This preservation is achieved on the forms of political, social and economic

attributes.

He also argued that human beings are naturally founded on social environments and all their

interests will curve towards gaining what they can use as the society and not only entirely on an

individual basis. (Struhl, 2016). Marx also poised that human beings are the most conscious

beings and are always aware of what is going on within their environment. They apply their

consciousness in critically thinking for themselves, the community and the world that they found

themselves in. The immutable nature of human beings is also proven to be made up of the future

thinking and the self-preservation. Human beings also have the power to reflect on their past in

an attempt to make informed decisions.

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Respond to this peer post 4

Hello class,

Francis Bacon is an English philosopher who took up Aristotelian ideas, arguing for an

empirical, and inductive approach, known as the scientific method, which is the foundation of

modern scientific inquiry. ("Francis Bacon"). His main idea was nature should be obeyed.

Keeping with the utopian theme, Bacon describes an island in the New Atlantis called Bensalem.

There through experimentation and observation, they apply the rules of science to the discovery

of "knowledge of causes, and secret motion of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human

empire, to the effecting of all things possible. (Magstadt. 2017)

Bacon is referred to as the first modern Utopian. The ideas of religious freedom and having

members of power from other backgrounds is just one of the many things that Bacon takes a

modern approach on. His philosophy encompassed the future of society. Marriage and family

are expressed to be important and almost a way to better one's self.

He envisioned a time and place of social and science progress. (Magstadt. 2017) The human

condition is what Bacon wanted to see improvement over time. A better way of life for mankind

was expressed in his writings.

Bacon and Aristotle had a common belief that they were geared towards the science of induction.

They were always directed towards keenness in scientific observations as well as fact analysis to

arrive at reliable conclusions (Pesic, 2014). Bacon majorly dealt with going through records and

past studies and also going out to the field to get more information about some facts. He could

then use some scientific methods of analysis and come up with dependable conclusions. He
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advocated for the importance of getting or collecting quality data since the conclusion depends

on the nature of the data collected and also how progressive the scientific field will be.

Aristotle, on the other hand, was considered one of the most rational scientists while Bacons

work was always on stressing data quality and hence giving him the name of an Empiricist.

Aristotle’s approach is times criticized due to the inability to drop the two objects in observing

the anvil and the feather while conducting his research. Bacon ensured that he was still on the

scientific lane when he developed hypotheses and the attempts to validate that very hypothesis

(Fischer, 2017). The lack of refutes on a theory meant that it was the most likely correct

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