fighter on 11 April 2014
| ArnoldRimmer said: I doubt most people could even properly explain what "socialism" actually is. Or "communism" etc. In practice, the term is being used so inconsistently, arbitrarily and wrong that most people think that it's about the same as "communism". And even if they knew absolutely nothing about communism, they'd know that "capitalism" is good, "communism" is evil, so the same must apply for "socialism". But these words have little real world relevance. Even America has never been a true capitalism, just like there was never a country that actually had true communism. |
Basically Socialism is a true equality of opportunity where the state attempts to remediate to natural and social discriminations. It is a strong but not total state form. The transition to socialism can be slow and can be done keeping the republican/democratic model.
Communism is a total state in the sense that it doesn't just regulate the social and economical practices, it creates the social and economical practices. The transition to communism is supposed to be fast as it requires the "capture" of financial and structural assets.
