“I tend to not use the word "socialist," because even though more young adults in the United States in a poll say they support socialism than do capitalism, the word socialism doesn't have a lot of meaning in this country.” CountryStatesUseYoungUnitedUnited StatesSupportAdultsCapitalismYoung AdultSocialismSocialistPolls Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“States can be more or less democratic, and so can socialism. I think any ideal society that exists on a large scale, which is what we most likely have in store for us as a human race, will involve some aspects of socialism.” ThinkingHumansStatesRaceAspectIdealsDemocraticStoresScalesSocialismHuman RaceLarge ScaleIdeal Society Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“Things like water and sewage systems require states in a large-scale society, but states are also a good mechanism for dealing with health care, education, public transportation, and infrastructure.” StatesCareWaterScalesHealth CareMechanismInfrastructureTransportationLarge ScaleSewagePublic Transportation Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“Communism then defines a society in which there are communal forms for dealing with resources. Many communal forms exist where there are not communist governments. The Mondragon cooperatives in Spain and the thousands of worker-owned cooperatives in the United States, are viable alternatives to capitalism.” StatesGovernmentFormUnitedUnited StatesCapitalismResourcesWorkersCommunismAlternativesCommunistSpainCooperatives Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“Anarchism as the name for an ideal total social form is a really complicated question. I have never found satisfying answers from anarchists about the definition of the state they are opposed to. Most are opposed to coercive forms of state power. Questions about large scale systems of organization and how they will be funded - those are questions it's hard to get anarchists to give good answers to.” GivingHardStatesFormFoundNamesSocialAnswersIdealsOrganizationDefinitionsComplicatedScalesSatisfyingAnarchismAnarchistLarge Scale Author:Cynthia Kauffman