Socialism Doesn't work

I sincerely apologize for my late response but I had things to do. Now to my answer: History has proved that humanity for one reason or another doesn't work well together. We have a problem seeing the bigger picture. "Would one be willing to say that socialism can be a realistic political movement and could work, but only if the people within the government are not corrupt and capable?" For me it's hard to believe that can happen but if it does, it is probable it will work for sometime. After all governments change and people are changed, it won't be always that ideal way. I find that it is too volatile to actually be seen as a good idea. "Would one agree that the definition of communism is advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs? And based on the definition in round one socialism is a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies. In this case then I would agree that socialism can easily become communism. Just for clarification, is one saying that socialism will not work because it is the same as communism?" Well while I didn't exactly mean that I find that to be a rather interesting point. No socialism has enough differences to not be communism, but I do see it as "a means to an end." And in my view of the world I believe people will do a better job than people inside the government. If you could tell me some countries where socialism has fully worked. After looking through Wikipedia I found a few examples where socialism failed. And here is one of the socialist countries that still exists. Laos (80% of population works in agriculture, one of the lowest annual incomes of any country in the world. 1/3 earn below $1.25 per day) Former Non Marxist-Leninist Socialist Countries Algeria (1963-1989) Burma (1962-1988) Cape Verde (1975-1992) Egypt (1958-2007) Iraq (1968-2003) Libya (1969-2011) Madagascar (1975-1992) Sudan (1973-1985) Syria (1963-2012) I see a trend here where it might work at first but ultimately it's doomed to failed. "Even though a government might not be able to industrialize by themselves in situations such as Latin America, they do have more power than the common folk to attempt and receive help to allow them to industrialize. So in order for socialism to work for countries, such as Latin America, they will have to reach out for help. Although Socialism might not be realistic for a permanent plan, it can be realistic for a temporary fix. It can help get countries back on their feet, by providing food and jobs in places that are unable to. Eventually, it is possible for a new political movement. Thus, Socialism is a realistic political movement." That's the problem of socialism, it's not permanent. You can't put something temporarily and hope it holds till the country can get back on it's feet. Because as history shows it won't hold together long enough. That hope is the picture of wishful thinking. Wishful Thinking:the attribution of reality to what one wishes to be true or the tenuous justification of what one wants to believe. You can't justify it as a realist movement if it relies so much in variables that mostly aren't in your favor. And lets be honest Venezuela showed us what happens when the variables are wrong. Instead of giving all the power to the government I believe that if you want to create jobs and help people you should give the small businesses grants. Let them work hard to make something great. After all most international companies started from nothing. So in my closing thoughts, something that's temporal and in need of such strict circumstances cannot be seen as a realistic political movement. And I will leave this as article as one of the reasons I believe socialism doesn't work. https://fee.org...