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Certain people persist in labeling President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, or other Democrats as socialists. To clear up the confusion, here is the Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition of socialism:

[b]socialism[/b] noun, so·cial·ism | \ ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm \
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
2a: 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

Does any of that sound like Obama, Clinton or Sanders?

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Pherick · 41-45, M

Weird source, but decent enough article on how some of the terms and how they break down.

https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a28588766/what-is-socialism-social-democracy/

[quote]Is democratic socialism the same thing as social democracy?
Not quite, though democratic socialism's most prominent advocates point to the latter's success in other countries as proof that it could work in the United States.

"Social democracy is typically associated with robust, tax-financed welfare states that provide a range of inclusive government programs to promote greater equality and opportunity," Peterson explains. Those programs, he says, include universal health care, free or more financially-attainable education, child care, job training, and pensions.[/quote]