“Socialist” is one of those words with a wide and disputed range of meaning. E.g., most members of the Democratic party in the US would endorse “social safety nets, universal health care, equal opportunity education, respect for minorities” but would not self-identify as socialist. They wouldn’t limit that label to Marxism, but most would be generally thinking of a fairly strident anti-capitalist stance. Everything you mentioned is not inconsistent with capitalism with more regulations, taxes, and redistribution.
I upvoted your comment; the linked post would be improved by including an explanation of what OP means by socialism.
E.g., most members of the Democratic party in the US would endorse “social safety nets, universal health care, equal opportunity education, respect for minorities” but would not self-identify as socialist
Many mainstream European politicians would though, whilst happily coexisting with capitalism. Treatment of “socialism” as an extremist concept which even people whose life mission is to expand social safety nets shy away from is US-exceptionalism; in the rest of the world it’s a label embraced by a broad enough spectrum to include both Tony Blair and Pol Pot. So it’s certainly of value to narrow that definition down a bit. :)
“Socialist” is one of those words with a wide and disputed range of meaning. E.g., most members of the Democratic party in the US would endorse “social safety nets, universal health care, equal opportunity education, respect for minorities” but would not self-identify as socialist. They wouldn’t limit that label to Marxism, but most would be generally thinking of a fairly strident anti-capitalist stance. Everything you mentioned is not inconsistent with capitalism with more regulations, taxes, and redistribution.
I upvoted your comment; the linked post would be improved by including an explanation of what OP means by socialism.
Many mainstream European politicians would though, whilst happily coexisting with capitalism. Treatment of “socialism” as an extremist concept which even people whose life mission is to expand social safety nets shy away from is US-exceptionalism; in the rest of the world it’s a label embraced by a broad enough spectrum to include both Tony Blair and Pol Pot. So it’s certainly of value to narrow that definition down a bit. :)