I often see these words used interchangeably, though as I understand it there is a difference between the two ideologies, no?

  • [deleted]@piefed.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    1 day ago

    Communism is abused by controlling the government, as seen in real world large scale governments. They don’t get personal wealth, but the same benefits as being wealthy while in power.

    Socialism is the most practical distribution of power.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 day ago

      That’s an example of a false choice.

      The most practical distribution is actually a mixture of the three systems divided up based on industry and other factors.

      There is no reason we can’t have communism for the food industry, socialism for housing, and capitalism for clothes and movies.