Part of the problem is that "socialism" is such a vague term, at least in the US. The most prominent self-defined socialist in the US, Bernie Sanders, doesn't w

Part of the problem is that "socialism" is such a vague term, at least in the US. The most prominent self-defined socialist in the US, Bernie Sanders, doesn't want a Bolshevik revolution but basically just move the US to be more like Canada and Western Europe with increased safety nets and universal health care and free/cheap university education. On the other hand, yes, there are various fringe groups who are actually into Marx and collective ownership of everything despite the disasters they led to historically.