OPINION — Lately I have been reading letters to the editor criticizing democratic socialists.
First of all, socialism is not communism. These individuals fail to understand the differences. Socialism is a form of government which believes in programs that help average people have a decent life. This includes universal healthcare and government-funded daycare along with helping low-income people struggling in today’s economy. They do not want to defund the police.
Communism, on the other hand, is a form of governance in which the state controls mostly all of what its citizens are allowed to do including where they work, go to school and where they choose to worship.
