If what you refer as "socialism" is "democratic socialism" or "social democracy" stop calling it "socialism" because it's not. Even more, stop calling it "democratic socialism" or "social democracy" and start calling it "welfare capitalism" because it's without a doubt right wing economically. Calling it "democratic socialism" or "social democracy" gives credit to socialism for the accomplishments of capitalism (at least in its terminology).
Socialism, just like communism has 100% failure rate so far.
Communists made so-called socialist countries, and the communism was supposed to be the perfect form of socialism. But see Wikipedia:
The term "communist state" is often used interchangeably in the West specifically when referring to single-party socialist states governed by Marxist–Leninist political parties, despite these countries being officially socialist states in the process of building socialism.
If what you refer as "socialism" is "democratic socialism" or "social democracy" stop calling it "socialism" because it's not. Even more, stop calling it "democratic socialism" or "social democracy" and start calling it "welfare capitalism" because it's without a doubt right wing economically. Calling it "democratic socialism" or "social democracy" gives credit to socialism for the accomplishments of capitalism (at least in its terminology).
Socialism, just like communism has 100% failure rate so far.
Communists made so-called socialist countries, and the communism was supposed to be the perfect form of socialism. But see Wikipedia:
(And I'm not speaking about Social democracy)