communist or Socialist are they the same parties
thats the debate that we are having with friends here
2006-11-07 17:58:44 · 7 answers · asked by punisher6673@sbcglobal.net 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The basic difference is that Communism is a pure political philosophy where the Government controls all the means of production while Capitalism is on the opposite end of the spectrum, where the people own the means of production.
Socialism is the hybrid of Communism and Capitalism. Socialism is essentially Capitalism where the government controls certain industries within the country's marketplace.
Some examples:
Capitalist: United States; Or, more purely, Hong Kong (but not the rest of China).
Socialism: Germany, Norway
Communism: Cuba or China
2006-11-07 18:14:34 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Communism is a form of Socialism. So, a Communist is also a Socialist, but a Socialist is not necessarily a Communist.
That's basically how it was explained to me by my Government teacher back in high school.
2006-11-08 02:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lolita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about communism & socialism or are you talking about actual political parties? I didn't know there was a communist or a socialist political party in the US. Are you talking about the US?
2006-11-08 02:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by Good Times, Happy Times... 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Socialism is an economic policy. Communism is a political idea.
2006-11-08 02:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by Jamir 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Separate parties.
2006-11-08 02:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've been known to sing the Internationale in my sleep.
2006-11-08 02:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by will 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
socialism exist in USA yet we are not communist.
communist can exist in socialism yes.
2006-11-08 02:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋