>>Similarly the very word "socialism" is like a red rag to a Daily Mail reader.
It usually is to me and I don't read the Daily Mail. Lowest common denominator, collective ownership, loss of individual incentive, the embrace of mediocrity, overbearing Government, loss of market forces, loss of competition, etc. etc. etc.
No thanks.
I think it gets confused with the need for central welfare provision. Health care, a benefits system, State Pension system, social housing etc. etc. are, in my mind, vital.
We just don't need to lump socialism in with it. Unnecessary, counter productive and an all round bad thing.
Socialism is just a different bunch of people seeking control. Animal Farm is not really a representation of Socialism, but it is a representation of what commonly happens, on even a small scale.
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