@bobsobol They may preach it for the faithful punters, but they don't practice it for their institutions, which mainly (some exceptions) support the dominant ideologies for the purpose of reproducing their dominance.
He wouldn't see the USSR as anything other than a state capitalist system.Socialism is a free access moneyless social system based upon, "From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs".Russia's Leninist revolution was essentially a capitalist one.It deposed feudalism and ...
He is saying ,instead of money rationed access,people will have free access.We all have equal access to all goods and services regardless of what our occupation is.All wealth is common wealth in the new society instead of being privately owned by a 5% top of privileged people as in...
A simple ,' No thank you would suffice'.I would only get ratty if the caller,of whatever religion or sales group,persisted.I am an atheist.