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Originally Posted by DanaC
I am a believer in democracy and I am a socialist. I am not a communist or a collectivist.
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That's a pretty slick definition...the "wealth of the country", eh? We start off with "everything belongs to the country" and proceed to divide the spoils from there. What's the source of your definition?
This one strikes me as a bit more standard:
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Originally Posted by Merriam-Webster Online
Main Entry: so·cial·ism
Function: noun
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
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