Are these definitions necessarily true???

[Segarr]

Communism is the belief that all property is owned collectively by all.

Socialism is the belief that all property is owned by the government.

Discuss.

[Don't Change Your Name]

that depends on every individual's views and what they were taught.

I don't think there's an "accurate" definition of those terms.

[perception]

replace "all property" with "the means of production" and it's not far off. In communism property is essentially nonexistent, but socialism is not necessarily antithetical to private property.

Both communism and socialism are based upon public/collective ownership of the means of production, socialism (in theory) uses state ownership (as the representative of the people) as a sort of intermediary to direct collective ownership that would occur under communism.

[redstar2000]

What is Communism? A Brief Definition June 19, 2003 (http://www.anarchist-action.org/marxists/redstar2000/monthlytheoryarchives.php?subaction=showfull&id=1055977390&archive=1057041165&cnshow=archive&start_from=&ucat=&)

What is Socialism? An Attempt at a Definition June 19, 2003 (http://www.anarchist-action.org/marxists/redstar2000/monthlytheoryarchives.php?subaction=showfull&id=1055982770&archive=1057041165&cnshow=archive&start_from=&ucat=&)

:redstar2000:

The Redstar2000 Papers (http://www.redstar2000papers.vze.com)
A site about communist ideas