“Is [Scientific Socialism] merely a mistake of [Utopian Socialism]? Or [Utopian Socialism] merely a mistake of [Scientific Socialism]?” -Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer, ca. 1889 What did Nietzsche really mean when he… Read More ›
The past two parts of this SMP Compendium should be obvious by now. Taxation under the Work-Standard is going to operate according to a different set of parameters than how they are normally conducted under Liberal Capitalism. The purpose of… Read More ›
There may be moments where the Price of a Currency pegged to the Work-Standard may be underpriced or overpriced. Put another way, their Price may not reflect the true Value of Arbeit. A similar problem may occur where the Quality… Read More ›
The Vocational Civil Service (VCS) Economy model does not rely on the conventional taxation policies found in Liberal Capitalism. The State receives the Revenue for its Budget from the same national economy that it predominantly owns and controls. All Geld… Read More ›
When one thinks of “Prussia,” does one conjure images of Prussian militarism? Where one thinks of “Bolshevism” (or if one wishes, “Leninism”) does one conjure images of the Soviet Union? Or, as Ernst Jünger dared to claim, are Prussianism and… Read More ›
The Spenglerian association of Prussia with Socialism, as paradoxical as it may seem to most people, does have an historical basis. The history surrounding this association is unfortunately too obscure, even though a Prussian origin can be discerned in the… Read More ›
A large portion of Prussianism and Socialism was devoted to the “English instinct,” the term Spengler chose to describe Liberal Capitalism. Spengler specifically chose this term, just as he had also identified Socialism as being the “Prussian instinct,” because he… Read More ›
Prussia, as a political entity in the world, was dissolved by the Allied Powers in the opening stages of the Cold War. Its territorial claims by West Germany ceased in what can only be described as the Faustian bargain. Prussia… Read More ›
The proliferation of differing interpretations of Socialism after 1945 is indicative of a lack of awareness about its historical origins. Yes, there is the commonly-known association of the “Socialist Mode of Production” to “Scientific Socialism,” the interpretation of Karl Marx… Read More ›
It is understandable for the term ‘Total Mobilization’ to convey imagery of military preparations for an impending war. It is also inevitable for the term itself to conjure the notion of sustaining a war effort against a common enemy. This… Read More ›
