Owfism

MY IDEOLOGY HAS CHANGED, THERE WILL BE A PAGE REVAMP. (I also want to change some of the wording so yea)

Influences
Work In Progress!

Philosophy

 * -| Metaphysics and Epistemology =

[[File:Camus.png]] Existentialism [[File:Camus.png]]
I believe that when it comes to the issue of the meaning of life, that there is really no meaning and it absolutely does not matter. This is in line with the philosophy of existentialism, believing that while there is no meaning to it, we should seek to make our own meaning to our own life, believing it to be a relative thing from person to person. I support the Camusian interpretation of existentialism, believing that there are 3 outcomes in the realization (or enlightenment) that there is no life. First, the easy, but more absurd way out: suicide. The person would leave life entirely if it doesn't have meaning. Second, make a leap of faith. The person would just continue to try and find a universal meaning of life and finally, and the ideal option of them all: embrace this absurd reality that life is really not meaningful, unless you give it meaning.

[[File:HegelianPhilosophy.png]] Zeitgeist [[File:HegelianPhilosophy.png]]
I believe that, like, G.W.F Hegel, history is defined by spirits of each given era, with there being example for a  populist spirit in the modern era, seeing the rise of  right-wing populist politicians like Trump, Bolsonaro, Le Pen etc. During the industrial revolution there was naturally an  industrial spirit during the Industrial Revolution and many other examples. I believe there is a force that could be allowing for these epoch spirits mentioned above to happen. I also believe that the age of the internet has allowed for there to many geists in a given era, due to the rapid distribution of information. I also believe that great men like Napoleon Bonaparte are part of what's called a weltgeist (world spirit), them being more than just a zeitgeist (spirit of the age), and being much more profound, seeing as how they remain famous even to this day. I believe that the Zeitgeist is the most sensical historical theory, at least compared to theories like  historical/dialectical materialism.

Economics

 * -| Economic Models =

[[File:WEF-Icon.png]] Stakeholder Capitalism [[File:WEF-Icon.png]]
(I am not a WEF fan, the WEF logo is just there as a joke. I hate those hypocritical elitists.)

I believe the current problem with the system of capitalism in the modern day is that it is in the form of  shareholder capitalism. This means that the current form of capitalism has a tendency to excessively prioritize  profit and shareholders over other stakeholders like  the environment and  workers. I seek to create that balances these three interests, through what I call  Stakeholder Capitalism. Through this system, we can balance the interests of shareholders, the environment and of the people themselves. We can create an harmonious system that works for all. There are many ways I seek to make capitalism more stakeholder-oriented, these include policies like sovereign wealth funds,  universal basic income,  anti-trust enforcement and many others, that will be mentioned in this page. I believe that companies need to focus not only on the interests of profit but also on the environment and the wellbeing of the people in general. I believe that through shareholder capitalism there has been a massive shareholder primacy that has developed in our political system and we need to undo it, slowly, but surely. I believe that a system like this in the modern world is best replicated through the Nordic Model, where there is a degree of  economic liberalization while the interests of the environment and workers are respected, with them having the  highest rates of unionization and also being in general the most eco-friendly countries overall. Take Denmark which has most of its energy coming from Renewables. In conclusion, I believe that capitalism, like any other economic system is imperfect, and the current system is definitely so, but with enough tweaks we can get it to be a better system that truly sees the benefits of innovation spill over to the 99%, not to a rich few.

[[File:Post-Industrialism.png]] Fourth Industrial Revolution [[File:Post-Industrialism.png]]
I believe that the first industrial revolution (1760-1830) was defined by mechanization, the second industrial revolution (1870-1940) was defined by mass production, the third industrial revolution (1960-2020) (the one we went through) is defined by automation and the fourth industrial revolution (2020-) will be defined by the  internet of things. I believe that through the fourth industrial revolution we shall have  rapidly accelerating technological development, this means the enhancement of 3D printing, next-gen renewable power, CRISPR gene editing, nanotechnologies, digital banking, more intelligent artificial intelligence (AI). This can basically allow for things to become cheaper than ever, and can solve many of our problems. Through this we can end the concept of poverty as we know it, and can basically achieve post-scarcity. Everyone will have equality of opportunity, I believe that such system is a eutopia. This means an ideal well-being, but achieved through practical means. This is in contrast to equality of outcome, which is an utopic idea, proposed by ideologies like communism. Which is why it only works on theory, and why it has led to  totalitarian dictatorships like in the Soviet Union. Through artificial intelligence, we can generally make better decisions on the economy, environment and other things. We can also create things like synthetic biology that will allow the Earth to re-heal itself. The Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring many good things to us and can make us live better than we ever have lived before. We can cure blindness and poor eyesight through cybernetic modifications and many other things.

[[File:Marketsoc.png]] Worker Co-Operatives [[File:Marketsoc.png]]
I am in favor of the wide-scale implementation of worker co-operatives as part of the  stakeholder economy. I believe that such worker co-operatives are to be a core of the future stakeholder economy, where public, private and co-op businesses co-operate to create an economy that balances the needs of the people, corporations and the environment. I believe this is the only good way to reform capitalism. And I believe that it is possible to do so. I believe that workers should be free to start a co-op if they want to have a business where they own the means of production, as such, I support small business tax credits and favor a co-op model similar to that pursued in  Italy, through things like the Marcora Law. I also believe in co-operative development funds.

[[File:Statesoc.png]] Core Industries [[File:Statesoc.png]]
I believe there are several industries that are to be under state control and the industries/sectors are as follows: I believe that energy and natural resources should be under state control because I believe that through this we can have a quicker transition to renewable power and as we seen through  fossil fuel companies, prefer to continue their ecologically destructive practices and bribery of politicians into making the Earth remain dependent on fossil fuels, even though they can just transition to renewables. I believe that private companies should not own energy and natural resources and the state shall get in and fix things up. A state-owned energy industry shall guide us towards the green transition and allow for the creation of green technologies that lead to sustainable development. I believe that under my system, banking sector should be nationalized during recessions, as I believe that when the market fails, the government should step in. This is in line with Keynesian economic thinking. This is also what  Sweden did in the 1990s, although, in a world where there are many banks, the only banks that would be nationalized during a recession would be those that have genuinely failed, not those that are healthy, as it could be costly and ineffective to nationalize all banks. I believe that this is the most effective way to deal with such market failure associated with banking. I believe that the transportation sector needs to be nationalized, believing that transit like trains, buses, metros, trams etc. are going to be put under  state control. I believe there needs to be one railway company for both passenger and freight rail travel. I also believe there needs to be one tram, metro company. Just look at the recent disaster in Ohio, which further shows the inefficiency of a rail system that has many companies. I also believe there should be no fares, which means that travelling on public transit (trains, buses, trams) will be completely free, enhancing freedom of movement. I believe that a state-owned transit system should provide service, not profit. I believe that telecommunications need to be nationalized, believing that current, private broadband does not really offer as good of service compared to its price. I believe that the state owning telecommunications will allow for better quality/service at a lower price. Net neutrality has basically been abolished, so this is the next best thing if we want to prevent say Comcast slowing down Netflix to promote their own streaming service. I believe that pharmaceutical industry needs to be put under state hands. The reason why I believe is that big pharma is obviously jacking up prices (especially for insulin), like, what America? Insulin costs more than 100$? That can genuinely be deadly. Especially for poorer people with diabetes. I believe nationalizing big pharma is the right idea, as we can lower prices for life-saving medicine, like insulin down to levels similar to manufacturing costs of around 5$. I also support the legalization of marijuana used for medicinal purposes. I also believe that  vaccine distribution under state hands can lead to more equitable distribution, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, with it, the pandemic could had ended earlier. Even if it meant that Western countries had only say 50-60% instead of 60-70% of their people vaccinated, it meant that Afro-Asian countries would have around 50% instead of 30%, for example. Through state ownership, we can make pandemic preparedness and responses be much more effective. This is a no-brainer basically. It is proven that private prisons have intentionally kept people behind jail (even if they clearly were ready to re-integrate back into society) in order for them to earn more extra bucks. Private prisons are essentially forced to have their prisons full so that they can earn more off of them. This means that people who have become good during their stay are still staying because of this strict system. I believe in nationalizing the prison industry, so that there isn't a strict profit motive to keep people and jail, and the state can put forward ideas like  rehabilitative justice into our prison system, say, similar to the  model employed in Norway. We see many times how unequal our privatized legal system is, as the wealthy can just hire a very great and expensive lawyer whenever they hit upon trouble (which is almost always), thus thwarting any opportunity of actual measures done to combat their power. Cuz that is what they want, power. We need to nationalize the legal system. Everyone, regardless of wealth, ideology, religion, sexuality etc. will get a decent, state lawyer, this will result in a much more fair case outcome, and there will be true accountability, and the wealthy will not just get away (at worst) or get a slap on the wrist (at best). By doing this, we can make our legal system fairer.
 * [[File:Sun.png]] Energy & Natural Resources
 * [[File:Bankocracy.png]] Banking (temporarily)
 * [[File:Merc.png]] Transportation
 * [[File:Techglobe.png]] Telecommunications
 * [[File:Vaccine.png]] Pharmaceutics
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Prisons
 * [[File:Krit.png]] Legal

[[File:SyndieSam.png]] Worker Unions [[File:SyndieSam.png]]
I am supportive of worker unions, recognizing the role they have played in increasing worker wages and also their role towards the 8 hour work week (that we have today) and they build economic equality and worker power. Although, they do have some problems, like in the case of worker strikes, which can suffocate an economic sector or more. I seek to fix this through Board Level Employee Representation (BLER), believing that workers should make up approximately a 1/3 of board membership, aka 33%. So, if the board directors is of 10 people, then the workers would have 3 of those 10 people and the other 7 will belong to  shareholders. I believe that every business should have BLER,  as it can prevent strikes and allow workers and shareholders to come to compromises that prevent strikes from even happening.

[[File:Statecap.png]] Sovereign Wealth Funds [[File:Statecap.png]]
I believe in the implementation of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), similar to the  Norwegian model, with it having trillions of dollars in assets, around 50% of global GDP (50T$). This can help generate the government revenue as an alternative to overall taxation, so that the abolishment of income tax does not mean massive revenue losses. A sovereign wealth fund can be a hedge against economic risks and also provide benefits for many generations to come. Allowing for the creation of a strong social market economy.

[[File:ClassDistr.png]] Employee Stock Ownership Plans [[File:ClassDistr.png]]
I believe in the implementation of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), which are employee benefits that allows the employees themselves to own a part of their company through shares of stock, allowing them to have more power overall and can prevent things like  worker strikes, which can, as said previously, chokehold an entire economy or economic sector. Through this, we can enhance worker power and make employees more represented in their companies.

Relations
Disclaimer: I am judging based on ideology itself not personality.

Friends
 - We're pretty similar politically, I can't really find anything that I could criticize you on, seriously I cannot find anything. You're a good example of me applied to the United States.

 - Pretty good ideology, we're both leftist ideologies and we supporting things like world federalism and space exploration. We don't really have areas of disagreement, outside of things like monarchism (me supporting a republic) and your socially conservative leanings, although you're not that bad. You belong in this category, ideologically.

 - Pretty good overall, I barely see any differences between my ideology and your ideology. We support pretty much the same things overall. If there's anything that is different between our ideologies is the fact that you do not really support a world federation, but its not too much of a difference. You belong here overall.

Frenemies
 - It's nice that you have libertarian tendencies overall, but I don't really like laissez-faire capitalism and your very religious tendencies (also objectivism is something I hate).

 - You're pretty authoritarian, which I don't really like, also I reject things like public-private partnerships and dirigisme, although, you have some redeeming things like your support for welfare and the recognition that the rise of fascism/bolshevism are a result of terrible economic conditions.

Test results
Closest match : Democratic Socialism

Closest match : Libertarian Socialism

Closest match : Liberal Socialism

Closest match : Left-Libertarianism

Comment

 * [[File:Panth.png]] Pantheonism - Hey.
 * - Add me, pls.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe- I would call the International Dollar the Humana or something like that
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - I kind of hate the word Humana though, but I get where you're coming from.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe- well i also came up with Terrina and Globa
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Terrina sounds pretty interesting
 * - Yo! Left-SocDem gang!!! :D
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - :D
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe- Add me
 * - Add Me?
 * [[File:Iconfloofel.png]] Floofel's Thought - Added ya, may ya add me?