Socialist Popularity

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In this article, the writer presents an examination of socialist parties and looks at why they have been so much more successful in Western Europe than in the United States. The writer explores the basis for the party foundation and examines the fear Americans have of such beliefs. The writer maintains that as long as the American Dream remains the pot at the end of the rainbow for the millions who hear about America, socialism will most likely remain a theory that is popular elsewhere. The writer concludes that while Western Europe struggled with its identity and its need to rebuild following the wars it was involved in, the idea seemed feasible and the concept gained popularity and a significant measure of success for many decades.

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Introduction
Socialism
Why it Worked in Europe
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For the most part, the Western world is divided into two types of regime, socialist and democratic. The United States has been under a democratic form of government since its inception while areas of Western Europe have been highly loyal to the socialist form of government. The socialist form of government while thriving in Western Europe has failed to garner any significant support in the United States. One will find if one examines the societies that the people's desires, goals, ambitions and concerns are not that different. The difference between the two areas when it comes to the socialist parties is not the people, but the stagnation already being experienced when socialism was first introduced as a viable option."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Is America Really So Unique? (Accessed 10-8-06) http://www.americanheritage.com/events/articles/web/20060722-eric-rauchway-blessed-among-nations-richard-hofstadter-arthur-schlesinger-immigrants-west.shtml
• Socialism (Accessed 10-8-06) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
• Zionism, socialism and United States support for the Jewish colonization of Palestine in the 1920s Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Summer, 1996 by Lawrence Davidson(Accessed 10-8-06)http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2501/is_n3_v18/ai_19129728

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