Socialism is where Society, usually thru' an elected government, does things.
No -- that would be a representative government. By your definition, anything this has elections is Socialism that that's not right.
Now, Socialists cover everyone who wants some sort of state intervetion , be it total or partial.
No, Socialism is what you have central planning by the government. There *are* socialist traits found in almost every government, but you're overstating the issue quite a bit.
Otherwise I agree with your points. Many economies are mixed-economies, but not to where you can say "They are socialist", since that implies central planning as the defining trait.
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No -- that would be a representative government. By your definition, anything this has elections is Socialism that that's not right.
Now, Socialists cover everyone who wants some sort of state intervetion , be it total or partial.
No, Socialism is what you have central planning by the government.
There *are* socialist traits found in almost every government, but you're overstating the issue quite a bit.
Otherwise I agree with your points. Many economies are mixed-economies, but not to where you can say "They are socialist", since that implies central planning as the defining trait.