One of George Putnam’s favorite lines: the difference between communism and socialism is the difference between rape and seduction.
We have really dealt with socialism only!
Yes, Marx scientifically proved that socialism leads to communism, but communism was never really implemented anywhere on the Earth, save some communes or gulags.
The reason, it is absolutely against human nature, and so it will never be implemented.
As far as communism, what are we dealing it is a communist movement, people wanting to get to communism! Implementing dictatorship of proletariat, the first stage of Marx way to utopia. That why the party dictatorships, oppression, mass murders, gulags, etc.
Socialists also want communism, but using humane ways.
None of them work!
The only difference between socialism and communism, is the flag.