Does Jeremy Corbyn align himself more with traditional socialism or is he a social democrat?
After the recent Labour leader elections, many are excited to see the new direction of which labour will now peruse, now Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader.
Keen Labour supporters are relieved that labour is reconnecting with its old polices and stances, compared to the 'new labour' stance, developed by Tony Blair during the 1990's. Traditional socialism is built upon the fact that people are social creatures who are bound together by a common humanity. These values include -
- Fraternity: brotherhood;bonds of sympathy and comradeship between people.
- Cooperation: a preference for people working together rather than competing
- Equality:to abolish or to at least reduce social class.
However, there are two types of socialism. One is the fundamental branch of socialism (Marxists and Communists) who strongly believe capitalism should be abolished and replaced with a system based on collective ownership and wealth.
The other branch are the revolutionist socialists,(social democrats) who believe capitalism should be reformed through social and economic intervention,
Nonetheless, it is extremely hard to align ones self and identify with the fundamental side of socialism, as it has been proven to fail due to humanity's natural and selfish nature.
This is the main reason i think Corbyn aligns himself wit the social democrat side of socialism - his policies require basic capitalistic fundamentals for them to be enforced, However, Corbyn may begin to identity with the more extreme side of Communism when he starts to feel more comfortable in Parliament, but he has certainly brought a new breath of \fresh air into the labour party.
