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CHÆIST THEORY

Theoretical Components

Demotariat Demotariatism Demotariat Movement Canadian Influence American Influence European Influence Eastern Influence

Key issues

Chæist state Morality Reformism Accountability Decentralisation Critisism

Related subjects

Anarchism Marxism Class struggle Democracy Dictatorship of the proletariat Impossibilism Internationalism Proletarian revolution Utilitarianism

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Etymology

The word Demotariat is derived from the ancient Greek word dēmos (δήμος), meaning "people," "the mob, the many". It draws exclusively from the words democracy and also the Marxist interpretation of the proletariat.

Definition

Demotariatism is a conceptual theory of total or partial social, political, and economic reformation within an already democratic nation or territory. In a political sense it is exercised by what is referred to as the Demotariat, the constituency of a nation, by sanctioned and legal electoral activity, i.e. voting, lobbying, etc.

Because of the broad range of ideological influence, Demotariatism attempts to span across many political ideologies, from each corner of the spectrum. It's main focus is to bring about a natural order synthesizing many common forms of governance and even non-governance.

Although demotariatism is rooted heavily in socialist thought on all fronts, it does not limit itself to purely leftist political, social, or economic schools of thought. Demotariatism recognizes the reality of capitalism and conservatism in most, if not all, competent and effective, true democracies, and it attempts to transcend the confines of the traditional socialist platform by embracing said ideologies.

Schools of Demotariatism

Socialism

Demotariatism separates itself from most other socialist movements because it does not necessarily require that a ‘vanguard’ party be established, unlike in other, more conventional main-stream social movements, i.e. Maoism, Leninism. This renders most attempts to seize control through the excuse of 'the people's will' null and void, and therefore allows for less room to exploit the system to fabricate legitimacy. It also distances itself from several bread-and-butter basic features of Marxist thought, the most fundamental being the class conflict and antagonism theory.

Old City Hall during the Winnipeg General Strike, June 21, 1919

Class Antagonisms

This division has a profound and calculated effect on the way that one would regard society when applying Demotarian theory to it. Demotariatism sees Marxist class conflict as outdated and no longer relevant to constructive socialism within already democratic society, and instead illustrates the existance of only one relevant class, known as the suffrage class. This eliminates alienation and relieves tensions between constituents, allowing for the acceptance of wealthier and more powerful individuals or groups, and for concessions to be made by all included groups for the benefit of all.