I'm sick of the misconception that Socialism = Command Economy.

[Starry Messenger]

2. Socialism, to me, is a response to the needs of the people.

Dogmatic application of any other country's Socialist system, past or present, wouldn't really be Socialism, imo. When the US finally shifts away from private ownership of the commons and other public resources, that will be revolutionary in itself. There are so few small businesses now, I actually think Socialism would bring more opportunity for the public to have economic choices and autonomy, in ways that are different and will be people powered.

I think folks get hung up on the commerce side of Socialism, and forget that it is a whole social system. There are several Socialistic systems in the US that probably wouldn't change very much at all (other than being funded properly) as far as being run by the government. Other things that *should* be run by the government would be taken out of private monopoly. The biggest shift should be the ending of exploitation of working people for massive profits. I think doing that would free up the creative power of the country (assuming that the rest of the G20 countries don't all attack us at once with drones or something).