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The problem is that socialism and totalitarianism are separated only by degree. Socialism, by definition, uses government force to take resources/freedom/time/
by drivingmissm 13y ago
The problem is that socialism and totalitarianism are separated only by degree. Socialism, by definition, uses government force to take resources/freedom/time/opportunity from some people and redistributes those goods to politically favored groups.
- TazeTSchnitzel 13y agoThere is some truth to that. NK is only nominally socialist, however, its actual ideology is 'Juche', military-focussed totalitarian isolationism with a massive cult of personality around essentially a royal family of dictators (even having a dead former leader assume a nominally powerful position forever - the Eternal President!)
- skyraider 13y agoThe entire economy is centrally planned. Edit: Social coordination of the means of production, as opposed to coordination by market forces, is in fact the definition of socialism. Whether it's done by a state or various small groups doesn't matter - both are just variations of socialism. Both are about economic planning.
- TazeTSchnitzel 13y agoWhich isn't the definition of socialism.
- cabalamat 13y agoBy your definition, every government that has ever existed is socialist. Consequently I doubt the utility of your definition.
- ImprovedSilence 13y agoby definition, every government has to be socialist to a degree. It's how far it's taken that really matters.