What is "socialism"? - An attempt to clear up myths/misconceptions

[DonFerrari]

VGPolyglot said:

DonFerrari said:

I agree, and also left wing in USA shouldn't call themselves liberals since they want a lot of intervention... and although one can't reduce socialism to be always based on government intervention you know that is what most people have been exposed to.

I actually think it's liberals calling themselves left-wing, rather than leftists calling themselves liberals.

You may think they shouldn't be calling themselves left-wing, I won't complain about it, but when they want the government to interfere on economy on ever increasing size and frequency and also the "social freedom" they want is also through lawmaking to make things they don't like forbidden.... nothing the american "liberals" preach are really liberal in concept independent of what name or ideology they say they have.