What is the difference between classic socialism and political socialism?
What is the difference between classic socialism and political socialism?
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I was probably not exact w/ my wording. But I do find, that there is a distinction between a ‘social’ society and ‘socialism’.
Under my wording, “classic socialism” would be the act of ‘living in a community: living or preferring to live as part of a community or colony rather than alone’. So under that definition, churches, schools, libraries, clubs....are a part of a social society. Getting together for the ‘common’ good. I don’t think of that as being a male or female ‘thing’. I do think, at least among the women I know, that they prefer to live in a community vs living alone.
“Political socialism” would be the economic system that seeks to manage the economy or part of the economy, through deliberate and collective social control. In my mind, socialism does not equate to communism. But through my inexact word use of calling something political socialism, I have equated socialism w/ communism.
To be clear, I am not advocating that the U.S. moves to a more European, socialistic economy.