The dictionary I have shows LBJ's picture right next to Socialism...in case you're confused about the concept of confiscating someone's resource simply to give it to another person. Of course, LBJ must's been a big Marx fan...and I don't mean Groucho
Nope. Sorry, that is propaganda, not reality.
As @Drex pointed out there is a precise definition.
Here is the definition (notice there is not LBJ picture there):
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
"Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods."
By the actual definition, Social Security, Single Payer Healthcare, Police, Fire, Military, Schools, Roads and Bridges, Borders (where private property is seized for the collective good) and our electric grid are NOT Socialist, even though in every case, we all need to pay into a government regulated "collective" service.
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