Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for February 23, 2021
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girl says, "The school eco-club's next president will be Cecilia Huff." girl says, "In March the president will be Peter coldwell. April, it'll be Julia Chu, Question?" Eco-club today girl says, "How come they change every month?" Twig says, "So they can all list 'club president' on their college applications." girl says, "We're 'greening' the admissions process." Twig says, "It's global resume warming."
Leojim about 3 years ago
Socialism at its best.
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 3 years ago
so·cial·ism noun: socialism – A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Socialism is an economic and political system. It is an economic theory of social organization. It states that the means of making, moving, and trading wealth should be owned or controlled by the workers. … Socialists believe that everything in society is made by the cooperative efforts of the people and citizens.
com·mu·nism noun: communism – A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Communism is an economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally-owned, instead of by individuals. … Prominent examples of communism are China the former the Soviet Union.
The main difference between socialism and communism is that socialism is compatible with democracy and liberty, whereas Communism involves creating an ‘equal society’ through an authoritarian state, which denies basic liberties.
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
When I was in 5th grade my school started a Good Citizen of the Week thing in each classroom. One rule was that nobody could be GCOTW twice in one school year. 36 weeks in the year. It was 1955 so classes were large but there were still fewer than 36 kids in a class.