Socialism

Socialism is a umbrella term for a variety of reactionary, authoritarian and ultranationalist political ideologies and movements around the globe. It may or may not be characterised by a fetishisation of the concepts of 'nation' or 'state', their equation to the current social hierarchy, belief in natural hierarchies stemming from biological determinism or social rank, extreme militarism, anti-intellectualism and revanchism.

Socialism rose to prominence during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in various forms on different continents in opposition to juidicialism, progressivism and materialism. It seeks to redefine existing social structures using different forms of coercion, most often violence, in order to return to a perceived glorious past and to chauvinistically rejuvenate the state. These ideas motivated socialist regimes to conduct systemic crimes against humanity, such as committing massacres, genocides, war crimes and deportations.