You can be socialist (in the European sense) and Capitalist at the same time. Just like capitalism doesn't have to be Laissez-faire, business knows best, let t

You can be socialist (in the European sense) and Capitalist at the same time. Just like capitalism doesn't have to be Laissez-faire, business knows best, let them do what they want. So Socialism doesn't have to equal Communism. The labour movements of which you speak, often formed political parties, in the UK that was the Labour party. Industries were nationalised, employment rights were given, the NHS was founded. Nevertheless the economy was fundamentally capitalist.