Justine's essay

" It must be the first duty of each citizen of the state to work with his mind or with his body. The activities of the individual may not clash with the interests of the whole, but must process within the frame of the community and be for the general good."

     The author in this quote is stating ideas of collectivism. Collectivism is a way of thinking that values the goals of the group and the common good over the goals of any one individual. Many people would agree the collectivism is helpful, but helpful to people who cant support themselves. When entering a collective state you lose the right to things like private property and economic freedoms, you become a person in a group of people instead of an individual. we should embrace this ideological perspective to a certain point but also remember everyone is an individual and should have individual rights.

     Collectivism can offer a lot of social programs for people who need it. For example a program like welfare can help a family greatly, it can give them the help and necessities they need and do not have the ability or resources to get. Welfare can help a family support a household or even provide low income housing so people have a place to live that is in their price range. It puts you on a monthly budget and gives you enough money for food, rent, and bills. Welfare programs can be a negative thing also, there are some people who abuse the system and live off of welfare when they are able to work and have the resources to make a stable living. In cases like that people should be cut off because in the end it is the tax payers that are paying them to be lazy.

      When entering a collective state you lose the right to private property and economic freedoms. That means you are not considered an individual you are considered as a person amongst a large group of people. Everything that you do has to benefit society as well as you. Canada kind of lives in a collective state, because the tax payers pay for health care and social programs to help people who need it. Yet Canada does allow private property and economic freedomes. People should have the right to private property and economic freedomes because economic freedomes help improve the economy by incouraging economic competition.

     People should embrace collectivism to a certain point but remember that they are an individual as well. The help that the government can suppy greatly help people who are in need of the rousources and supplies that they can give. People should have the right to private property and the government should not own the economy. Without private ownership of the economy there is no competition and the economy doesnt grow as much.


-collective thinking
-For the good of the community
-Emphasis on collective rather than individual action or identity.

Advantages to collectivism...
- Better social relationships within a family, group, or community.
- Reduced levels of competition and insecurity.
- People who are unable to care for themselves are taken care of.
-helps people who live in poverty.
-people co-operate more.
-There is less competition, economic equality. 

Disadvantages to collectivism....
- could produce an extremist groups
- The people that actually work hard for what they get have to pay out to people who are unable to support themselves. 
-there is no private property... everything is public property.