what exactly is socialism

[Subcomandante che]

i have an idea of what socialism is and i am starting to like it better than this capitalism bull shit that i am living in right now. I need to hear differnt peoples ideas of of socialism.

[bluerev002]

first off, welcome.

socialism, to my knolege, is were everyone is equal and everyone gets the same stuff equal land, and ppl get to own their own land. of course there are diffrent forms of socialism of course. i dont know tht much so......heh stuff

[vox]

What is socialism? Ask ten socialists and you'll probably get twelve different answers!

I suggest you take a look at the statment of principles (http://sp-usa.org/principles.htm) from the Socialist Party USA and, if you have any questions about them, come on back and we'll try to answer them. That would be a much more fruitful endeavor, I think, than having a whole bunch of people try to encapsulate an entire philosophy, and all of its various threads, into a few simple posts.

vox

[Pinko]

My dictionary defines it as: The theory, principle, or scheme of social organisation which places the means of production of wealth and the distribution of that wealth in the hands of the community.

Socialism is a broad term that covers a variety of governmental theories that focus on equality for all.