I’ve heard some radical types say, that the failures of socialism were due to it not being implemented properly. In their view the people in charge of failed socialist or communist countries simply didn’t do things right. The flaw was in the execution not in the doctrines of socialism.
I think that’s nonsense but the true believers such as a Bernie Sanders have a religious faith in that concept.
Well, that’s sort of true. Pure socialism has never actually been tried because it doesn’t work.