Websters - Main Entry: com·mu·nism
Pronunciation: 'käm-y&-"ni-z&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French communisme, from commun common
Date: 1840
1 a : a theory advocating elimination of private property b : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed
2 capitalized a : a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the U.S.S.R. b : a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c : a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d : communist systems collectively
Main Entry: so·cial·ism
Pronunciation: 'sO-sh&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
Date: 1837
<b>1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods</b>
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
<b>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</b>
<b>4thTimeLucky</b> -
So tell me how my opinions are “cliches and falsehoods that some proponents of capitalism weave”? And then tell me where these societies are in a better way of life than capitalist societies? On paper, Marxism,Communism and Socialism, might work. But in reality they don’t. (except in Star Trek) Go read or rent 1984
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