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Definitions of socialism and communism... - SM

Posted: Sep 19th, 2019 - 9:27 am In Reply to: A rose by any other name.... - nm

Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Socialism is at its core an economic philosophy, whereas Communism is economic and political in its requirement that government be the central owner and decision maker in all matters. Communism rejects any religion and in a true Communist state religion is effectively abolished.

Suggest you do your own research to educate yourself regarding the differences in these two ideologies. They are not exactly the same.

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