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Hi, dear readers. This post is a part of a (possibly) long-term series termed the beauty of ideologies (political) . So today (or whenever you read this which would of course be a day) I'll be focusing on Communism as an Ideology: dealing with it's meaning, it's relationship as an Ideology and finally it's similarity with it's biggest rival (Capitalism). So, this is the beginning of the analysis on Communism: Marx's greatest Ideology. So basically as an ideology, Communism has to do with the organization of the economy in a way where ownership of property is given to a classless society where wealth is equally distributed on the basis of “to each according to his need” and “from each according to his ability”. Further more we can trace the origin of this ideology to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels where in his Communist Manifesto he made his readers  to understand his theory of Historical Materialism. He made us understand that Communism was the synthesis i.e. th...

Hi, readers. This post is the part of a series which I title the concept of Military Rule and it's relation with Government as a concept.  This will be a detailed analysis of Military Rule paying specific attention to political intolerance and how it affects Military Rule.  Note: I will be taking this analysis pratically from two regimes i.e from Milton Obete and Idi Amin’s regime respectively. What is Military Rule? A Dictatorial regime is one where absolute sovereignty (in relation to the rule of the Military) to an individual (the Military Head of State) or a small clique (like the Armed forces Ruling Council). It is popularly refered to as an autocratic regime and we also know that it repudiates democracy and it negates its principles. What is Political Intolerance? Political intolerance also refers to the distaste of political opposition by a leader i.e the leader hates opposition, any form of it and this is major occurrence in Military Rule. HOW POLITICAL INTOLERANCE CON...

Hi, readers. This post is also part of the series that I mentioned earlier in relation to Military Rule. So I'll be dealing with Military Disengagement and it's four basic models giving specific attention to a pratical example of Nigeria's second republic. So I be following this format: 1. Military Disengagement as a concept and it's relation with Government. 2. Using the Interregnum model, explain the transition program organized by the military in Nigeria's second republic. 3. Short notes on the four models of Military Disengagement with relevant practical examples from the discussed selected countries. Military Disengagement as a concept and it's relation with Government. Disengagement as an English word has to do with the release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement. Bringing this word to the military register will be to suggest that it has to do with the withdrawal of the armed forces from partisan politics or the simple relinquishin...