Utopia

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organization as being the most important keys to the establishment of
these communities. It was felt that industrial growth was the key to happiness
for people in the future.
Another visionary, Fourier, was quite the opposite of Saint-Simon. He
Spoke strongly against the use of industry. His opinion was that agricultural
communities would be better suited for this situation. He favored these
communities as he saw them as small, self-sufficient and more importantly, free
from the restraints that were being imposed by civilization.
Experimental societies based on the theories of the utopians were also
set up in Europe and the Unites States. They included Robert Owen's cooperative
communities in New Harmony, lnd., and New Lanark, Scotland. Most of these did
not survive long. One of the longer lasting of these communities was the Oneida
Community. It lasted from 1848 to 1881. By the middle of the 19th century the
utopian socialists were beginning to be eclipsed by more ...

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strike. The anticipated
utopia had turned into a dystopia. (A dystopia would be the exact opposite of a
utopia.) Federal troops arrived on July 4th to try to control the unrest.
Rioting broke out and several strikers were killed. It wasn't until July 10th
that the troops were able to control the situation.
The word utopia however does not necessarily have to be used to define a
society. A utopia can also be used to define a certain situation as it is
perceived by an individual. A person who feels that their life at the specific
point in time is perfect or a person who is involved with a certain group or
organization can very well feel that they are living in a utopic ...

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