I can't really find any specifics why they came into power. I know that Luxemburg and Liebknecht were murdered so basically the leaders of the Sparticists were gone meaning the Social Democrats really had no competition for power. Another reason may be because german people wanted stability, and the Social Democrats were a moderate party, they weren't extremists. This is what i think helped them gain power. Any other info would help me greatly thanks.

Saw an interesting thing on Wikipedia recently, the ANC went from being Communists to 'Social Democrats.' No difference really, Vladimir Lenin was at the inception of both movements. Both believe in welfare states. Both emphasize equal outcome over equal opportunity. Both restrict individual rights. Both believe in the criminal 'redistribution of wealth.' Both stemmed from ideas put forth by Karl Marx. Both propogate a mob mentality. I'm also curious about how South Africans feel about their new socially democratic allies in China, who have brutally supressed their populace since Mao Tse Tung's revolution? Alias Smith And Jones - the current South African President,Thabo Mbeki, received training in the former USSR, genius. They're Communists. Oh yes, I was being sarcastic about the Chinese being 'social democrats.' Loving Resistance anti-Semite: Because the ANC calls themselves something else, doesn't change what they are - Communist thugs that consort with other brutal Communist dictatorial regimes; China, Cuba, Zimbabwe. There's a reason why those countries are your allies. There's a reason why Thabo Mbeki trained in the former USSR. Socialism is a political system derived from hard core Communism. Marx and Lenin were at the inception of both. The United States was absolutely correct in supporting the former National Party, in order to prevent the chaos and collectivist mess in what used to be South Africa today. Apartheid would have disintegrated on its own, as it was an illogical and unnecessarily cruel political system despised by the majority of whites, as well as the suffering black majority. It had to go. Any collectivist political system, like Socialism, is based on a mob mentality, as it negates free enterprise. Capitalism is the only logical political system Never did answer my question about Bush and Mbeki, did you? Just as you neatly sidestepped the issue of the lunatic Rabbi Ahron Cohen when I called you on it. Also, you need to learn how to read - saying that someone was at the inception of something doesn't mean that they 'started it.'

I understand that these were the two biggest revolutionary organizations in Russia prior to the revolutions, but my question is what is the difference in their ideologies and the way that they conducted their revolutionary activities. Also, if possible, could the main leaders and proponents of these two be named. Thank you in advance!!