Socialism: The Nation of Fatherless Children Kindle Edition

Socialism: The Nation of Fatherless Children, originally written in 1903 and released as a second edition in 1911, focuses primarily on the relationship between socialism and Christian values.Using numerous cited resources from avowed Socialists, we are shown that the relationship is extremely rocky. Socialists view Christian values as completely counter to socialist principles. A minority of the Socialists seem interested in maintaining a relationship with the church, but the majority are outwardly hostile to it.The institution of marriage is attacked openly. Quoting Eleanor Marx:"Love is the only recognized marriage in socialism, consequently no bonds of any kind would be recognized. Divorce would be impossible, as there would be nothing to divorce, for when love ceased, separation would naturally ensue."Eleanor Marx, by the way, spent several years with a married man, Dr. Edward Aveling, until he found and married another woman (his first wife had passed away while he was with Eleanor), an actress. Heartbroken, she committed suicide.The family, they argue, needs to be destroyed, because it represents wealth. One must be wealthy to support a family. Wealth must be destroyed so everyone can be equal, so to must the family unit."Socialism annihilates family life. . . . With the abolition of private property, marriage in its present form must disappear. This is part of the program."Chapters include: Origin and Ethics of Socialism Opposed to Christianity, Socialism International, Socialist Tactics, Public Ownership, Free Love, Evolution, Political Atheism, etc.This IS a public domain work. Most editions you will find are unedited OCR versions that contain frequent errors, no formatting (like bold or italicized text) and large gaps where one page ends and the next begins. This version has been restored. Brought to you by www.poorrichardsprintshop.com Read more