https://somee.social/posts/731286 This will be pretty much a continuation of one of my previous posts on the subject as I've attached the link above to this post in order to link all of you directly to the content. As previously discussed, we know that Collective Control of the means of production, no matter who the collective is controlling it, is by definition Socialism. Public Sector Control of the means of Production is Socialism. Society controlling the means of production is Socialism. Collective Shareholder Control of the means of production is Socialism. Race Control of the means of production is Socialism. State Control of the Means of production and State Control of the Economy is Socialism. Worker Control of the means of production is Socialism. Absolutely none of these somehow equal Capitalism as the enemies of the individuals of the private sector are misleading you to believe. Capitalism means Private Individual Control of his/her own means of production. Private Individual control of his own economy. There is no State there. In fact, Capitalism is Anti-State. You cannot have Capitalism nor even a functioning private sector if the Economy is controlled or owned by the State. Collective Ownership of the means of production and Collective Control of the means of production are two sides of the same coin. When the State has control of the means of production, that is not Capitalism, as the State by having control also has defacto ownership of the means of production. When the State has control of the means of production, it can force you to give up your wealth away through forced taxations rather than voluntary. The State can coerce business owners to do its bidding, and even has the power to remove what they would falsely call (Private Business Owners), and replace them with those that would do what they want.. Everyone is forced to bow to the collective whether they like it or not. Private property does not exist with Socialism. Yes, we are indoctrinated by those that call themselves Conservatives, in believing that Private Property Exists in the U.S. The reality is that it does not exist. As i have mentioned before, try not paying your Public Taxes and we will see if that property belongs to you or not. The truth is that it doesn't belong to you. The State is the true owner and they have the power to steal your property if you don't agree to be looted through taxation theft. The State Controls the means of production, not the private individual. This is NOT CAPITALISM, as the Private individual is not in control of his own economy. This is clearly Socialism. It may not be Marixism that requires that the Workers have full ownership of the means of Production, and through this (the Workers) become the ruling class, and thus become the State. But it certainly is Socialism. And Socialism predates Marxism by a long shot. Socialism is the Collective Contorl of the means of produciton. Where is the worker element there? Nowhere, the Class Element (Workers), is an add-on just like the National Socialists Race Element. Socialism simply is the State in control of the Economy. Capitalism is Freedom of the Individual. You cannot have a Capitalist Dictatorship, as with Capitalism the Collective doesn't exist, and everyone is out for themselves, (Individualism). Through Capitalism, a Totalitarian Government couldn't exist neither. For a Government to be Totalitarian, there must be Total State Control of the Economy. That cannot possibly happen with an Individualistic Capitalist Economy and everyone doing their own thing. I hope this post explains, in a way most people can comprehend, what is Socialism, and what is Capitalism. And that neither the Democratic Party, Nor the Republican Party are Capitalist parties as the incompetent Activists disguised as Journalists say.