Sigh, my worse suspicions confirmed. You truly can't grasp the differences between north and south Korea, you're ignorant of the aftermath of Vietnam and you fail to comprehend the genesis of 9/11? Oh my, you ARE the product of public education..... I wished I had the time, patience or interest to attempt compensation for the clearly remedial nature of the limited time you had in school. (damned those public school teachers). I admire your passion, but you ready MUST experience using the left hemisphere of your brain some time, it'll blow your mind! Logic's like that. We can, however agree war is a horrible waste of life, but freedom has never been free - never has, never will. I wish you well, young lady. Try considering the above with a TRUELY open mind, it's liberating. =)

All I can go by is the Defination I find in the various Dictionary's...

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so·cial·ism
ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/Submit
noun
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
synonyms: leftism, welfarism; More
policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
synonyms: leftism, welfarism; More
(in Marxist theory) a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism.
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Merriam-Webster

so·cial·ism noun \ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm\
: a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies

Full Definition of SOCIALISM

1
: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2
a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property
b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3
: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

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Dictionary.com
so·cial·ism (soh-shuh-liz-uhm) Show IPA
noun
1.
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
2.
procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
3.
(in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.

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Oxford Dictionary


socialism
Syllabification: so·cial·ism
Pronunciation: /ˈsōSHəˌlizəm /
NOUN

1A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
1.1Policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
1.2(In Marxist theory) a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism.

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The Free Dictionary

socialism (ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm)
n
1. (Economics) an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of competitive economic activity, and, usually, by government determination of investment, prices, and production levels. Compare capitalism
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various social or political theories or movements in which the common welfare is to be achieved through the establishment of a socialist economic system
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Leninist theory) a transitional stage after the proletarian revolution in the development of a society from capitalism to communism: characterized by the distribution of income according to work rather than need

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Investopedia
Definition of 'Socialism'

An economic and political system based on public or collective ownership of the means of production. Socialism emphasizes equality rather than achievement, and values workers by the amount of time they put in rather than by the amount of value they produce. It also makes individuals dependent on the state for everything from food to health care. China, Vietnam and Cuba are examples of modern-day socialist societies. Twentieth-century socialist governments were overthrown in Czechoslovakia, East Germany and the U.S.S.R.

Investopedia Says
Investopedia explains 'Socialism'

While capitalism is based on a price system, profit and loss and private property rights, socialism is based on bureaucratic central planning and collective ownership. Proponents of socialism believe that it creates equality and provides economic security and that capitalism is an inferior system that exploits workers for the benefit of a small, wealthy class. Critics of socialism believe that it is based on faulty principles and ignores human nature and the role of incentives in economic transactions.

These are pretty much all the same, a little different wording, but basically the same definitions...

Mike