Utopian Societies: An Analysis

Utopia is a concept which many people claim to aspire to. It is likely that there are very few people who if asked if they would like to live in a utopian society would say no. The odd thing is that the definition of what utopia actually is can be highly debatable. The term itself was coined by Thomas More. The word Utopia came from the word eutopia which means good place and the word eutopia which means no place. So, essentially More wanted to describe a place that was good but did not exist.
There are many different solutions or ideas for creating utopian societies. Large scale ideas do not seem to work very well for a variety of reasons. Forcing people into utopia is not only a difficult way to create a utopian society, but also
The most classic example of course is the former Soviet Union. Latin America has seen many experiments of a utopian society that use the socialist vehicle to arrive at those ends. Although it may not be economically feasible, many Latin American countries are still trying to achieve some sort of utopian state. Francisco Panizza wrote an article about how those on the left side of the political spectrum are finding ways to become powerful in politics once again. It is felt that although the socialist/communist experiments of the mid 1900s failed, that those in Latin America are still inclined to try and reach some sort of utopian state. Those from the leftist parties in Latin America are trying to redefine democracy and implement different types of economic systems (Panizza, 2005). It appears that a democratic style of utopia would provide a more viable option than a socialistic model would produce. However, there is not really a strong solution on how to eliminate social injustices such as prejudice and racism.
Latin America will still have trouble establishing utopian societies in their countries due to the difficulties involved with having such large numbers of people to work with. They do not have large numbers relative to other countries in the world, but only large in terms of trying to organize utopian
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