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NARRATOR #1: Socialism is a set of social and economic ideologies that advocate the public or state ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, along with a society where there’s equal rights and opportunities for all individuals and where wealth and power are distributed equally. Furthermore, everything that people produce is in some way a social product; therefore, everyone who contributes to the production of a good is given the right to a share in it. Which means all individuals should own or at least control property for the benefit of society as a whole. Capitalism, from a socialist’s point of view, unfairly restricts power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls capital, creates an unequal society, and does not give everyone in society equal rights.

NARRATOR #2: The first known philosopher to be considered socialist was French Revolutionist François Noël Babeuf, who purposed the doctrine of class war between capital and labor later to be seen in Marxism. Babeuf's theories would eventually evolve over time into what is known as "utopian socialism", a socialist ideology made up of a loose set of philosophies whose advocates include the Earl of Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, and Robert Owen among others. Saint-Simon proposed that production and distribution be carried out by the state, but Fourier and Owen, though differing in many respects, both believed that social organization should be based on small local collective communities rather than the large centralist state purposed by Saint-Simon. All these men agreed, however, that there should be cooperation rather than competition, and they implicitly rejected class struggle. Following the utopians were thinkers such as Louis Blanc who focused more on political issues in their socialist formulations such as putting forward a system of social workshops that would be controlled by the workers themselves in addition to the support of the state.  NARRATOR #3: Although socialism as we know it originated in the late 19th-century during political movements and intellectual movements that criticized industrialization and private ownership for the effects it had on society, the main basis for modern Socialism is rooted in Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' 1848 book "The Communist Manifesto" in which they set forth the principles of Marxism and what Marx called "scientific socialism", arguing that socialism would be achieved via class struggle and a proletarian revolution and would represent the //transitional // stage between capitalism and communism, which later became the theoretical basis for most socialist thought. By 1870, every country across Europe had socialist parties and sub-ideologies such as Christian Socialism and Democratic Socialism that advocated more rights for the working class. Although there have been attempts to revive socialism as a utopian ideology in non-European countries during the 20th century, most socialist ideas would be outdated toward the end of the 19th century when working conditions began to improve and more equal rights were recognized by capitalistic societies in Europe and throughout the world.
 * ”Early Socialist Thinkers” Intro*
 * ”Marx, Engels, and Onwards” Intro*
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Research: -Socalism is a set of political ideologies that advocate the public or state ownership and administration of the [|means of production] and distribution of goods, along with a society based on equal rights and opprotunities for all individuals. -Socialism as we know it originated in the late 19th-century during [|working class] political movements, and in intellectual movements that criticized industrialization and [|private ownership] for the effects it had on society. -Karl Marx, one of the most famous Socialist Philosophers of all time, once stated that "socialism would be achieved via [|class struggle] and a [|proletarian revolution] and would represent the //transitional// stage between [|capitalism] and [|communism]." -Socialists mainly share the belief that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls [|capital], creates an unequal society, and does not give everyone in society equal rights. Thus, socialists advocate a society where wealth and power are distributed equaly based on the amount of labor an individual does.
 * Source:** Socialism. Retrieved February 16, 2009, from Wikipedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism

- From a socialist point of view, individuals do not live or work in isolation, but live in cooperation with one another. -Furthermore, everything that people produce is in some sense a social product, therefore, everyone who contributes to the production of a good is given the right to a share in it. Which means society as a whole should own or at least control property for the benefit of all its members.
 * Source:** Socialism. (2009). In //Encyclopædia Britannica//. Retrieved February 16, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: [|**http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/551569/socialism**]

-Socialism arose in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as a reaction to the effects of the Industrial Revolution (i.e. rapid wealth going to factory owners and workers becoming increasingly impoverished). -The first theorist who may properly be called socialist was François Noël [|Babeuf], who came to prominence during the French Revolution. Babeuf propounded the doctrine of class war between capital and labor later to be seen in Marxism. -Babeuf's theories would eventually evolve over into what is known as "utopian socialism" whose advocates include the comte de [|Saint-Simon], Charles [|Fourier] , and Robert [|Owen] among others. -Saint-Simon proposed that production and distribution be carried out by the state, but Fourier and Owen, though differing in many respects, both believed that social organization should be based on small local collective communities rather than the large centralist state of Saint-Simon. -All these men agreed, however, that there should be cooperation rather than competition, and they implicitly rejected class struggle. -Following the utopians came thinkers such as Louis [|Blanc] who focused more on political issues in their socialist formulations. Blanc put forward a system of social workshops (1840) that would be controlled by the workers themselves with the support of the state. -The basis for modern Socialism is rooted in Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels' 1848 book "The Communist Manifesto" in which they set forth the principles of what Marx called "scientific socialism," arguing the historical inevitability of revolutionary conflict between capital and labor and criticized utopian socialists who disregard the need for a revolutionary struggle -In the atmosphere of disillusionment and bitterness that increasingly pervaded European socialism, [|Marxism] later became the theoretical basis for most socialist thought. -varieties of socialism such as Christian Socialism would immediately pop-up in Europe -By 1870,many socialist parties sparng up acrossed Europe -Toward the end of the 19th century, revolutionary socialism's popularity waned when working conditions began to improve in a capitalist Europe -Today, most countries are either socialist or havehad socialist influence
 * Source:** "socialism." __The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition__. 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-socialis.html