Another Essay Of Mine...

That I would like to share with you guys. This one is a explanation of the different ideologies that were invoved in World War II, for my WWII class at Green River CC. I feel as if its missing a little something so if you can find it then please tell me. Thanks.
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Ideologies Learning Assignment
In order to fully understand the complexities of world war II, it is very important to have a understanding of the ideological differences that stood in-between the warring nations in that war. From Fascist Germany to Communist Russia and the nation that was a middle ground for these beliefs, the United States, each side had distaste for how the other ones belief.
The Political spectrum runs from Left to Right, with the far Left tending to favor equality of the masses and the most radical form being Communism then progressing to the more mild state of Socialism to Liberalism and then growing more traditional in its views of Hierarchy rules in Conservatism and finally the radical form of Fascism.
A conservative would criticize a liberal for their belief that reason and equality should always outweigh the need for a hierarchy and tradition. They believe that order and authority should override the desire for liberty simply because of the fact that the community as a whole is far more important than the individual. They would argue that some people are naturally smarter than others and so they should be but into positions of power and not be question because they are destined to lead. They shudder at the idea of a liberal coming to power, believing that their tradition was under attack.
The liberal would criticize the socialist by arguing that socialism takes away many of the freedoms that liberals believe should be undeniable. Founder of modern liberalism John Locke (1632-1704) believed that individuals should have the following rights: freedom of religion, speech, press, and from arbitrary arrest, protection of property rights and a limited representative government. A liberal and socialist would disagree when it came to the economy due to the fact that liberals believe in a laissez-faire type approach to the economic markets will the socialist is very critical of open markets. A. De Tocqueville (1805-1859), the well known liberal, once said this critical piece about socialism “Peoples passion to be equal outweighs their desire for liberty and they might turn to the state for equality.” (Marshman, 1.5.05). In that he criticizes the socialist yearning for every one to be equal, stating that if everyone is equal then they will turn to the government for liberty, something socialism is that fond of putting in the hands of the people.
In that same way, A communist is able to criticize both a liberal and a conservative for ignoring that greater issue, the plight of the working class. They both have not acknowledged the validity of what Karl Marx said “History is the history of class struggle” (Marshman, 1.5.05). In many ways, communism is the anti-capitalism, the complete opposite of the system that liberalism and conservatism rests upon. Communism preaches cooperation over competition and fellowship and group solidarity over self-solidarity and is critical of private property and open markets. The communist would tell the liberal and conservative that the primary obstacle to world peace is economics and a communist wishes to radically alter the economic system. They would say that as long as their free markets and open trade then there will always be class struggle and harmony between the classes is impossible.
The Ideology that withstands the criticism the best tends to appear to be socialism. It appeals to a greater number of people than communism, liberalism and conservatism does, with it targeting the largest group of people, the working class. It foretells radical change in favor of the working class and with that they have the class behind their cause. With communism being considered to extreme by many, conservatism being called to heavy favored towards rich and elite and in the eyes of many liberalism is just a extension of conservationism with some freedoms, socialism is a happy medium. It allows growth over what the current situation is and has strict guidelines on what is to be done so there isn’t any misinterpretation, yet it is able to be modified as necessary and allows improvement. When given the right opportunity to succeed, socialism has succeeded.