what is the difference between socialist and communist regimes?

Answer 1

Nothing. Just the way they name themselves.

Fascists, Nazis, Marxist, - they are all forms of left wing socialist governments.

Answer 2

Although some governments have called themselves "Socialist," and some parties have called themselves "Socialist" or "Communist," socialism and communism are economic, not political, ideas.

A socialist is someone who supports social changes to reduce or remove economic inequalities. Not all socialists will support the same changes or will oppose the same inequalities. Most socialists argue that the ruling classes and their allies exploit the working classes and their allies.

A communist is someone who supports common access to or common ownership of land, capital, and sometimes other goods. But communism includes two or three forms of socialism (such as Marxism and libertarian communism) with deep differences with each other.

In practice, socialism divides into two main camps, with communists and non-communists in each camp:

State socialism (including most forms of Marxism, social democracy, democratic socialism, Fabian socialism, Bellamy's model, Lasalle's model, etc.)

Libertarian socialism (including mutualism or individualist anarchism in the older sense, collectivist anarchism, anarchocommunism or libertarian communism, anarchosyndicalism, revolutionary unionism or industrial unionism in the Wobbly sense, council communism, autonomous Marxism, etc.)

Answer 3

This is kind of a vulgar way to look at it, but it's a good analogy.

Communism- Rule with an iron fist for the good of the country all else including civil rights be damned.

Socialism- Rule like a giant vagina for the good of the country with a huge focus on feelings and equality regardless of determination and work ethic. Also a lot of self loathing of your own country.

Both argue that the government should have all the power and the people none.

Answer 4

theory or practice ?
if theory, communism is final result that there is no authority, no state, no private property...
if practice, communism would not happened in socialist regime. because, unlike no state, state had increased its power and it became tyranny

Answer 5

Socialism is a form of government, while communism is an economic system.

Answer 6

Socialists don't regulate how much you make, but they take more if you make more. Communists regulate how much someone makes.

Answer 7

They're basically the same. Interchangeable, so to speak. Like despotism and authoritarianism.