Platform (eBook)

Introduction    Introduction

U.S. Declaration of Independence (1823 William Stone facsimile) — 8    U.S. Declaration of Independence (1823 William Stone facsimile) — 8

Platform: Humanitarian Model For An Egalitarian Society — 9    Platform: Humanitarian Model For An Egalitarian Society — 9

Egalitarianism and Classism — 11    Egalitarianism and Classism — 11

Classism and Welfare: Institutionalized Poverty and Homelessness — 16    Classism and Welfare: Institutionalized Poverty and Homelessness — 16

Historical context — 21    Historical context — 21

Democratic Egalitarianism versus Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism — 28    Democratic Egalitarianism versus Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism — 28

Politics and Egalitarianism — 31    Politics and Egalitarianism — 31

Egalitarian Objectives    Egalitarian Objectives

#1    Healthcare — A Right, Not A Privilege — 34

#2    Government Employment Opportunities — 35

#3    Elected Officials — 35

#4    The Popular Vote and Presidential Elections — 36

#5    Military Interventions and Declarations of Wars — 38

#6    A New Cabinet Level Position: Department of Peace and Freedom — 38

    The War in Vietnam — 39

    Middle East Wars (“War On Terrorism) — 42  

#7    Free Enterprise and Democratic Socialism: Serving An Egalitarian Society — 47

#8    Egalitarian Platforms vs. 2-Party Politics — 47

#9    Abolish America’s Mass Incarceration System — 52

    Capital punishment — 54

    Life sentences without parole — 54

    Solitary confinement — 54

#10    Free Daily Meals — 55