Actual socialism has to be viewed as a transitional stage between capitalism and communism. It’s a stage when the working class holds power, but old capitalist relations still persist. It’s not capitalism with social services.
Actual socialism has to be viewed as a transitional stage between capitalism and communism. It’s a stage when the working class holds power, but old capitalist relations still persist. It’s not capitalism with social services.
The problem with social democracy is that it’s fleeting by its very nature. A capitalist society may give some concessions to the working class for a period of time, but those concessions will inevitably be rolled back sooner or later. In fact, this will likely be occurring all across Europe now as austerity measures will be implemented to deal with the unfolding financial crisis.