What Is Socialism?

As conservative Republicans call President Obama's economic policies the advent of the U.S.S.A., writer Barbara Ehrenreich offers WNYC's Brian Lehrer a socialist's view of the economic situation.

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[Latinocr]

I am always surprise at how most Americans confuse Socialism with Communism. Socialism exist within democracy. Canada, Europe, etc. Communism is whole different system.

[pikeystudmuffin]

Distribution is the problem, or lack off! Backed up with no political choice.

[WonderWomanFan4life]

@Speegs23

exactly they still didnt answer the doggone question just one long speach wasting up minutes

[WonderWomanFan4life]

@Latinocr

you can thank our piss poor education that is driven by profit, student loans, and state paying the schools for having students in their seats. Certain areas have Better education such as private schools, home schools. a lot of these dam people can't even count change back from $10. not to mention tell time on a regular watch thats not digital. So they have smart but majority of these BRB, LOL, omfg, lmaopof, lmaoRof, TTYL studges won't be able to spell soon. thats why

[CesarManiaX]

We have socialism for the rich.

[waspbr]

@Latinocr

not quite, communism is also inherently democratic. You cannot have communism without democracy. Socialism can coexist with capitalism whereas communism can't .

[qwertypoiu4321]

Socialism is mass coercion and enslavement.

Voluntarism is the ONLY moral political system, the exact OPPOSITE of socialism.

[ClosetRadical]

Socialism = Worker control over the means of production, the end of wage labor.

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The most consistent "socialism" is that of anarchism.

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In many ways, an anarchic society would solve many of the "lifestyle" problems, and problems associated with over-production which the guest on this program identifies, and WITHOUT "the state."

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Ⓐ - No "property" apart from actual use and possession.

[Darusdei]

@Speegs23 and i thought you were one =(

[Speegs23]

@Darusdei I can tell you're lonesome, go see a suicide counselor.

[Darusdei]

@Speegs23 but still it forces you to reply

[Speegs23]

@Darusdei Look another diatribe by a lonely Fin that no one will read, such self importance yet so woefully ignorant, it's great irony but poor for translating into a world view.