• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    Russia is Capitalist, the EU is Capitalist, the US is Capitalist, and China is Socialist. Communism must be global, but Socialism is the process of building towards that through publicly owning large firms and key industries. Communism exists as an ideology for now, and hasn’t been achieved yet.

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      7 hours ago

      Russia has universal health care and mandatory vacations and many other perks - it’s in Russia constitution in 7.1. Same is EU.

      us is definitely capitalist

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        Welfare and social programs are not Socialism. Socialism is when public ownership is the primary basis of your economy.

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            No, not really. The purpose behind Socialism is that as time goes on, production becomes more and more complex, and eventually must be publicly planned to continue being effective. Social programs are important, but Social Programs in a system dominated by Private Capital are subject to the will of the bourgeoisie, and often done in a manner that supports private profits.

            Socialism and Capitalism are descriptors for economic formations, not if a country provides free healthcare or not.