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| − | <s>A major difference between democracy and socialism</s>
| + | A major difference between democracy and socialism is the free market principle which allows buyers and sellers to agree on price without government interference. Democracy, a political system which promotes individual initiative, generally supports [[free markets]]. Socialism in most of its forms interferes with individual initiative. |
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| + | Democracy and socialism are both political systems, although much of socialism is more concerned with the economy. Marxist countries have created socialism which transcends mere economics by combining a political despotism which enforces atheism. <ref>http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Socialism.html</ref> |
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| − | <big>'''Proletärer i alla länder, förena er!'''</big> | |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |