Welcome to Lemmy, where ‘socialist countries’ means nations that follow Marxist-Leninism and not a form of modern utopian socialism better known as social democracy that took bits and pieces of Marxist-Leninism under a capitalist umbrella.
That’s an extreme USian way of viewing it. Not saying you’re wrong, 'cause I’ve observed the same.
But @FauxLiving@lemmy.world worded reality really well in a comment just above.
The USian way of viewing socialism is “centre-right liberalism + religious democratics + social liberalism + social democracy + democratic socialism + marxist leninism” = socialism
They are two economic systems predicted by Karl Marx to be superseding capitalism,
with communism superseding socialism.
Socialism is what China currently is.
Communism is thought to be like star trek.
No one needs to use currency for their survival.
There’s no large gap between the rich and the poor.
Government plays a small to non-existent role.
Welcome to Lemmy, where ‘socialist countries’ means nations that follow Marxist-Leninism and not a form of modern utopian socialism better known as social democracy that took bits and pieces of Marxist-Leninism under a capitalist umbrella.
So not like Denmark, but like China or Vietnam.
That’s an extreme USian way of viewing it. Not saying you’re wrong, 'cause I’ve observed the same. But @FauxLiving@lemmy.world worded reality really well in a comment just above.
The USian way of viewing socialism is “centre-right liberalism + religious democratics + social liberalism + social democracy + democratic socialism + marxist leninism” = socialism
Exactly, and socialism and communism are two words meaning the same.
No, they do not.
They are two economic systems predicted by Karl Marx to be superseding capitalism,
with communism superseding socialism.
Socialism is what China currently is.
Communism is thought to be like star trek.
No one needs to use currency for their survival.
There’s no large gap between the rich and the poor.
Government plays a small to non-existent role.
I know that, but that doesn’t stop the USians using them as being the same.