Difference between Communism and Socialism?

[matiasm]

What is the major big difference between the two?

[Colombia]

In simple ways.

Socialism still beleives in a form of government.
Communism does not.

Socialism advocates classes (although with more equality)
Communism gets rid of any idea of a class.

Socialism is capitalism without the capitalists.
Communism is not.

[anomaly]

There are two major differences (there are an unlimited number of smaller differences, but most all of them stem from these two major ones):

Socialism is a system within a state (a 'semi'-permanent state).
Communism comes about once this state withers away.

Socialism simply tries to 'overthrow' the rule of capital. (capital still exists)
Communism abolishes capital.

[*PRC*Kensei]

may i see things simple: socialism is a softer from of communism ???

[BitchBrew]

Originally posted by *PRC*[email protected] 20 2005, 11:39 AM
may i see things simple: socialism is a softer from of communism ???
No.

A socialist sociatey is a central-organized goverment controll over the sociatey. With high taxes and a welfare system. A communist sociatey is a state-less sociatey, where everything is run by the collective and no induvidual is above another.

[More Fire for the People]

Originally posted by *****[email protected] 20 2005, 07:40 AM

A socialist sociatey is a central-organized goverment controll over the sociatey. With high taxes and a welfare system.
No.
Socialism is the dictatorship of the proletariat that abolishes the wage-system and institutes public property as opposed to private property.


A communist sociatey is a state-less sociatey, where everything is run by the collective and no induvidual is above another.

In short, ya.

[BitchBrew]

Originally posted by [email protected] 20 2005, 01:49 PM


In short, ya.
;)