Biden vs Trump 2024 Political Platforms, Policies and Issues

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zorg1000 said:

the-pi-guy said:

The definition of a socialist country from what I've seen has basically ranged from "socialism is when the government offers things resembling safety nets" to "socialism is only when the state is dissolved".

Actually I think I've seen some people go even further, that socialism can only happen if every state has dissolved, because that's the only way to actually take ownership of your own work.

I think the range is even further than that. To many conservatives, Socialism is simply any economic policy they disagree with just like any social policy they disagree with is considered woke.

I think the original question was has anyone visited a country that has a socialist economy?

And that answer is no, there are no pure socialist countries. The closest, I think is a social democratic, progressive or state socialist nations. Socialism was originally created as an alternative to capitalism, focusing on improving the working class and creating a more egalitarian society. It tried to stop class wars between those that owned property and those that didn’t.

I think only three countries after WWII tried to have a socialist economy, Israel, Britain, and India. But they eventually gave up on it.