My observation is that there are only two basic types of national government:  the Laws of Rulers and the Rule of Law.  The tendency of Rulers is to seek more power; become more authoritarian; implement collectivist economies; and place themselves above the law.

That is true, of course, for those who rule here in America as well, even those who are elected.  The difference, though, is that through our Constitution, our Rule of Law, our Rulers were supposed to be subject to the same laws as the rest of us.  And we were all to have had the same Rights, whether citizen, bureaucrat, official or ruler.

It is interesting to contrast the economies under Communism, Socialism and Fascism.  With the Marx Communist plan, the government owns everything and the national production is shared equally.  “You will own nothing and you will be happy!” – as they advertise at Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum in Davos. The END of WORRY: A Cl... Bierman MD, Steve Best Price: $9.29 Buy New $14.77 (as of 08:00 UTC - Details)

The idea of a Socialist economy, sometimes a precursor to Communism, is that the government takes money from certain groups and distributes it to others; of course that can happen in conjunction any governing system.  “Democratic Socialism” only means, in theory at least, that the majority rather than the Ruler decides who takes how much from whom, and who receives it.

A Fascist economy is different; unlike Communism, it recognizes private property and industry.  But rather than free trade and free markets and true capitalism, the government regulates and aggressively controls the industries . . . in effect, the government and industry are merged.

Note that a Fascist economy does not require a dictator.  China today no longer has a Communist economy, which is now better described as Fascist after they began allowing for private industries, where producers could keep some of their profits, even though they are still strictly regulated.  That shift also produced their incredible economic growth over the past couple of decades (although it remains to be seen how sustainable it is because, like America and other countries, it was built on fiat money and mountains of debt).

Here are some insights to consider, especially as to how they relate to America today:

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[Note:  the following is reprinted from the 2015 book America IS Exceptional, Appendix C, with the permission of the author (me).]

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published the Communist Manifesto in 1848 [a philosophy that would become a movement and change the world].  They included ten “planks” necessary to transform a society to Communism:

1.  Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purposes.

2.  A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3.  Abolition of all rights of inheritance. Shooter’s Bible ... Sadowski, Robert A. Best Price: $11.14 Buy New $19.95 (as of 10:30 UTC - Details)

4.  Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

5.  Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

6.  Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State.

7.  Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State.

8.  Equal liability of all to labor.  Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

9.  Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries.

10.  Free education for all children in government schools.

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