Nobody knows what socialism means. Perhaps a better way to say this is that everyone who says “socialism” means something different. The worst person to ask about what socialism is is a Republican%2C who doesn’t know what socialism means%2C and will tell you that everything is socialism. The second worst person to ask is a leftist college professor%2C who knows exactly what socialism means%2C and will tell you that nothing qualifies as real socialism. Somewhere between these poles lies the elusive Practical Definition of Socialism%2C which nobody ever stops long enough to lay out before launching into their various tirades.

— Hamilton Nolan www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-yor…