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Originally Posted by greywolf90  your right. iwas thinking of the socialist ideology while you were talking about the governments practacing socialism. it's just like there is nobody practicing a true democracy but a representative republic instead. |
Spot on!
I guess this is where things become confusing. The core belief of socialism in the actual definitive sense is inline with the Bible considering Acts.
so·cial·ism /ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[soh-shuh-liz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
2. procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
3. (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
Compare utopian socialism.
But... if it is implemented by Government then I don't like socialism.
This provides a fine example of how the meaning of words change. I would like socialism by its definition, but I don't want it being implemented by government, and will even start a war if necessary to prevent that. Now if local people got together and shared I would think that is Great as all get out. That WOULD be a Utopian society. But we can already tell that people are way too selfish for that.
But I have been socially engineered to see socialism as only a governmental implementation and therefore I fight against it. What a confused world we live in. I always prefer clarity over agreement, I offer my apologies for not making myself more clear on the type of socialism that I was referring too.
I am pretty satisfied with our conversation here, it was a pleasure!