What is Fabianism?

Fabianism, one of the schools of modern socialism, is the ideological system of the Fabian Society, a British social reformist group.

The Fabian spirit mainly has two contents: the independent identity of intellectuals. This kind of independence is not about being independent from the world, but about maintaining an independent identity and participating in the improvement of society; gradualism. Use rational thinking to arrive at solutions, but at the same time adopt a progressive attitude.

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The name of the Fabian Society comes from the ancient Roman general Fabian. In 217 BC, Fabian took over the position of his former defeated general and faced Hannibal, the famous Carthage general of the century. Fabian adopted a strategy of avoiding its sharp edges and adopting a rapid and small-scale attack, thereby achieving the purpose of avoiding failure and attacking the opponent. After eight years of hard fighting, Fabian finally defeated Hannibal. From then on, Fabianism became synonymous with advancing slowly and taking action before planning.

On October 24, 1883, an intellectual group headed by Sidney Webb and Bernard Shaw was established in London. Facing the British society at the end of the 19th century, they firmly believed that socialism must be achieved through gradual rather than radical and violent means. The following year a new member, Frank Podmore, proposed naming the intellectual group after Fabian. Therefore, some people believe that the Fabian Society was founded in 1884.