What's a socialist?

 

There are lots of interesting definitions of socialism—although you won’t find any of them in Steven Erlanger’s article.

Last night, during a concert in Burlington, Vermont, Billy Bragg offered a useful definition: “Socialism is collective compassion.”

Bragg then proceeded to explain to the audience that he’s a socialist, and that socialism involves free healthcare and education, affordable housing, and decent pensions for all workers. A socialism that doesn’t include at least those four items is not, in his view, worthy of the name.

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