It’s not socialism because it doesn”t require violence or coercion.
That is to say, it’s not socialism because it doesn”t require violence or coercion.
If it doesn’t require violence or coercion, it cannot be socialism.
but the definition of socialism, in the most pure form, is collective ownership. It can be voluntary, like a commune or an Israeli kibbutz.
the population of alaska getting paid by the oil companies, in an equal amount per person, without regard to how much property is owned or how much taxes were paid by that person is socialistic. The very notion of “collective ownership” is socialism. In pure capitalism, the oil company would be the owner of whatever oil it drills, and the profits made would be shared among the shareholders.