Answer: Socialism
Explanation:
Socialism, understood as the concern for a society that suppresses inequalities between men, is an idea that can be found in the remote past of Universal History. However, socialism, as it is generally understood today, enters the stage of history only in the mid-eighteenth century, with the work of Karl Marx.
In practice, this has always meant using state power to force a new lifestyle on people. It also meant that since the laws of economics could not be repealed, the more socialism was applied, the more the standard of living sank. On the other side of this equation, we have capitalism, where businesses operate in free markets. Where markets are relatively free, the standard of living of the population is higher, and the greater is economic growth.
On the other hand, two hundred years after the birth of Marx, with each new failure inspired by Marxism, its supporters are obliged to resort to the same excuses as always, and with an air of originality. The only hope is that in 200 years they will have given up.
