So we are all agreed that there is a problem defining socialism & communism and where one becomes the other...
This problem has been pointed out by our left wing leaning members and has bogged the thread down nicely.
This reminds me of the times we discussed the perils of unfettered immigration and it's effects on the social fabric of Britain/England......the same thing happened there as our left wingers immediately challenged us to define what Britishness/Englishness is......thereby bogging down the discussion and shifting it away from the real topic
I don't think it's a deliberate ploy, I suspect it's a left wing knee jerk reaction to an uncomfortable topic.
More reading:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Tyranny-Cl...mm_kin_title_0