Creative Speculation

I'm talking about economic systems, and the basic intent thereof, and how annoying it is to me that people associate the current Russian regime with any kind of socialist/communist intent as far as managing the economy.

Socialism (and its intended end-state of communism) is not a system of government, but an economic philosophy intended to provide for everyone in society on an equal basis, and including public ownership of means of production and distribution. You can have that under a democratic system of government, or you can have it imposed under some kind of authoritarian junta; regardless there is a basic difference between socialism and capitalism that is the thing I am talking about here--and this current conflict has nothing to do with a disagreement about these economic systems; it is between capitalist entities and just about control of resources and territory, and global power.


I guess it's also frustrating to me that people equate communism with authoritarianism, but that's the result of decades of propaganda during the Cold War.