Not all socialism entails government ownership there is also direct collective ownership. To answer OA's question there are many successful countries with soci

Not all socialism entails government ownership there is also direct collective ownership. To answer OA's question there are many successful countries with socialist aspects to their economies (esp compared to US's extreme capitalism) Europe, esp Scandinavia, China, India. The countries that mix ideologies seem to have it the best. This whole article sounds like a shell game just to avoid associating the bail-out with the word "socialist" which has a ridiculously despised reputation amongst Old White Rich Guys in USA. And re "Why we're Not Socialists". Um, don't know what we you're talking about. I am a socialist.