Among the crowd came another person. Years 35-40. It was difficult to say on his face: someone could give him all 50 or more. The main reason was a lot of scars and skin on the face, which in the past was very badly burned as a result of a battle injury. In addition to everything, instead of the left eye, the figure had a prosthesis giving out a blue light. Despite all these shortcomings, this man’s strong physique made it possible to judge that he was not as old as it seemed to everyone. The man politely stated that he would like to speak, to which he received a positive response in the form of quiet applause and a pass to the stage. Maximilian was dressed pretty well. His casual uniform consisted of classic trousers, a pair of black leather shoes and a slim-fit shirt. The soldier's habit forced Bernard to prepare for any meetings as it should be - clearly, decently and without unnecessary details. A large black stripe was visible on the neck, apparently starting from the chest. Whether it was a semblance of a prosthesis, like its eye or just a tattoo is difficult to determine from afar.
Maximilian was standing before the public. The light that went on him revealed more of his features. It was an Asian-looked man with gray hair. From the look one could understand that this is a soldier. A soldier who knows his business, has passed through suffering, Death and Hell. People view meant only questions in the style: "What is this person doing here?" or "Do you know him? I see him for the first time." A timid silence, which lasted only a minute, was interrupted by Maximilian's faint thump on the microphone to make sure that there was sound.
Yes, mircophone working. Good. Now we can talk. Maximilian sighed, probably for confidence, and then began to speak. The voice almost corresponded to his appearance - low frequency in each word, but with a wheeze. However, there was no bass, as some might have thought:
- "Bonjour, dear participants of the Socialist Congress of Gallia. My name is Maximilian Bernard, I am a member of the Council. I received a message that some of us are not so eager to win over the common enemy, as to the answer to the question "What will happen next?" In my opinion, this is the right way, since we will have to ask such questions. And if we do not discuss this now, then perhaps we will make our House, our Homeland, only worse, having risen in place of those tyrants who are there. Alas, but we need to recognize that the more experienced the power is, the more effective the state will be under its regime. To avoid the opposite - our society, mostly young people, should ask questions about the future state structure of Gallia after the revolution. Believe me: the price of a revolution is not so terrible as its consequences. If these consequences prove fatal, then we fought in vain. To prevent this from happening, let's begin our discussion. Lazare Donnier has already said his word. If you allow me, then I will say."
The applause this time was more noisy. Again, some silence, which was interrupted by weak whispering. It looks like Maximilian's speech was much liked more than his appearance. The latter is not so worried. He formulated his thought in his head and began to continue the speech.
- "On the way to the socialist system in Gallia, we need to point out the concept of socialism. What is it? Socialism, in the general sense, is a collective decision on any issue, but on a state scale. At the same time, the state supports the society, hoping to get the appropriate working efficiency from society. There are many ways to support socialism - it is they who form new types of socialism. And if I have given a “general concept”, then it is difficult to give some concrete definition of socialism by virtue of so many kinds. That is, each species has its own concept.
Due to the many types of socialism, we must first think about what kind of socialism our society wants to see in Gallia after the revolution. So, my first question - what kind of socialism do you want to see? In order not to make disputes that can lead to confusion and turmoil, let's define for ourselves the main types of socialism, known to the majority.
So, there are only about four types of socialism. Due to the fact that I am a simple military man, and not a teacher, I can be mistaken. Four types of socialism. The first is classical socialism or real socialism - this is what we see today in the Sirius Coalition: collective decisions leading to equality of all people among themselves. Usually, all this is controlled by the highest authority, which is as close to the civil one as possible. However, this kind of socialism is quite aggressive with respect to the capitalist form of government and to any private production. The basic principle is to deprive people of their private property and transfer everything into the hands of the state.
The second type of socialism is social democracy. A possible example in our time can probably serve only Liberty: there are democratic levers, thanks to which harmony arises in society. Alas, it is these levers that allow you to do not what the society wants, but what the highest authority wants. This leads to various conflicts in society, the main essence of which is the distrust of the population to their own government.
The third type of socialism is conservative socialism, aimed at creating specific conditions for society in order to create harmony. However, it is specific conditions that limit society itself. The very word "conservatism" leads to the fact that this socialism goes deep into the past, not trusting something from the future.
The fourth type of socialism is scientistic socialism, in which scientists have great power, and they can give advice and recommendations for the masses that do not possess their knowledge. That is, if you are smart, then all power is in your hands. Usually, this kind of thinking leads to mistakes: a smart, but completely inexperienced person in terms of practice can be at the head of a state. The maximum in his arguments is that he is smarter than the rest.
As you can understand, every kind of socialism is good for something, but it also has its drawbacks. It should be said that the minuses to which I have indicated can be eradicated if we come up with the necessary method. Of course, I could be wrong about everything I said, because of the not so high knowledge of socialism. I arrived here for personal and public reasons. Personal - to get more knowledge, and public - to participate in the dispute, which will lead to the truth. I think that's all what I wanted to say. Maybe."
Maximilian also put the microphone on the table and returned to the hall. I wonder what the reaction of the public to his words? So far, the simple whispering. Perhaps people really thought about what he said. Or maybe he just said complete nonsense, and people whisper to each other to choose the appropriate reaction. Anyway, Maximilian did not care about the opinions of others. Or rather, he respected the opinions of others and learned from his mistakes, but ridicule and bullying didn't hurt him. The war has taught that there may be worse losses. At least if everyone in Sirius were so smart, then every second people would be a complete idiot.
