There is no transitional about it, communism has never been put in without a huge revolution very violent. And it doesn't work. I believe socialism has always been Democratic at least in some sense. When people found out the USSR was in no way democratic, it was no longer the definition of socialist, except in Cold War rightwing dupe worlds. Especially by now for crying out loud. The Finland prime minister said we are all socialists now when the USA passed Healthcare finally for God sake. Thanks GOP and silly dupes.... And yes I have a masters in history and no, liberal fascism is ridiculous drivel.
You should demand a refund of the cost of your college/university degrees. Words have meaning. Political systems are defined. Socialism in its' most extreme sense has everything owned by the collective or government. Socialism is not government using resources to "help" the populace. That is charity or welfare. The Finnish Prime Minister is wrong and if you believe him you are wrong as well. Socialism is defined as collective or government ownership of the means of production and distribution and by inference the complete collective/government control of the economy. If you drill down you discover the fruits of your labor are not yours but belong to the collective/government/
That's communism the pure form of socialism. Your definition is lacking... It always says owned by or regulated by the community... Your definition is right wing propaganda, super dupe. Or link to it.
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I seriously doubt you have any education beyond grammer school. Take a look at Merriam Webster dictionary definition and go back to your ignorance.
No you are a lying a******* LOL and I have a masters in history speak French and Spanish and the rest of the world thinks you are an idiot.the definitions also says control which is another word for regulate. Only your tiny bubble of ignorance GOP propaganda machine in the whole world believes as you do, dumbass dingbat. Read something for God sake Wikipedia history of socialism. His fine
social system or theory in which the government owns and controls the
means of production (as factories) and distribution of goods. More from
Merriam-
Webster on
socialism.
that definition is dumb it should say or controls doesn't make any sense to own and control stupid.