• brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    Socialism means a lot more than just having a few social programs to keep workers above water enough to keep working. It means actually putting the means of production into the hands of the workers using them, which isn’t compatible with capitalism.

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      10 months ago

      what you re describing is communism. socialism is another thing

      socialism emphasis on a fair (not necessarily equal) distribution of wealth among citizens. socialist programs and policies can exist alongside capitalism in a society, which is not true in a communist system.