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  • noun Plural form of socialism.

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Examples

  • By the time of the Revolution of 1848 there were a variety of competing "socialisms", ranging from the socialism of Charles Fourier to the self-described "scientific" socialism of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

    Socialism 1995

  • But in light of the faux 'socialisms' bandied about in the headlines and sound bytes of the mass media in the wake of the financial crisis, especially the absurd claim in the media of rightwing populism that the Obama administration is Marxist and socialist, I felt something a little more rigorous might be helpful.

    Political Affairs Magazine 2009

  • But in light of the faux 'socialisms' bandied about in the headlines and sound bytes of the mass media in the wake of the financial crisis, especially the absurd claim in the media of rightwing populism that the Obama administration is Marxist and socialist, I felt something a little more rigorous might be helpful.

    Political Affairs Magazine 2009

  • But in light of the faux 'socialisms' bandied about in the headlines and sound bytes of the mass media in the wake of the financial crisis, especially the absurd claim in the media of right-wing populism that the Obama administration is Marxist and socialist, I felt something a little more rigorous might be helpful.

    Political Affairs Magazine 2009

  • But in light of the faux 'socialisms' bandied about in the headlines and sound bytes of the mass media in the wake of the financial crisis, especially the absurd claim in the media of right-wing populism that the Obama administration is Marxist and socialist, I felt something a little more rigorous might be helpful.

    Political Affairs Magazine 2009

  • "socialisms" that emphasized the primacy of the nation and cross-class-unity flourishing even on the left.

    Sketchy Thoughts 2010

  • As has been noted on this blog many times, the biggest beneficiaries of HCR and other “socialisms” are the relatively poor Red States that consistently vote for the party of the rich.

    Matthew Yglesias » Kristol Complicates Napoleon Metaphors 2010

  • That is very true, for that is how Marx described people living outside of socialisms.

    How hard can it be to be a competent president? 2010

  • Pessimism about the human condition — and human goodness– of some degree or other is a premise of theoretical conservatisms, not liberalisms and certainly not socialisms.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics 2010

  • Pessimism about the human condition — and human goodness– of some degree or other is a premise of theoretical conservatisms, not liberalisms and certainly not socialisms.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Further to Andrew Ferguson on Behavioral Economics 2010

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