RT America: 'Socialism in America'

Source:RT America- Niki Korokawa talking to President Vladimir Putin's RT America, about socialism in America.

"RT (formerly Russia Today) is a state-controlled international television network funded by the federal tax budget of the Russian government.[5][6] It operates pay television channels directed to audiences outside of Russia, as well as providing Internet content in English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and Russian.

RT operates as a multilingual service with conventional channels in five languages: the original English-language channel was launched in 2005, the Arabic-language channel in 2007, Spanish in 2009, German in 2014 and French in 2017. RT America (since 2010),[7] RT UK (since 2014) and other regional channels also offer some locally based content." 

From Wikipedia 

"Socialism is an economic and political theory advocating public or common ownership and cooperative management of the means of production and allocation of resources. Could that be the answer to bring America out of its economic trouble? Is America headed towards socialism? Is it really that big bad wolf people make it out to be? RT's Cedric Moon hosts a panel of Nicki Kurokawa and Michael Prysner where they debate the pros and cons of socialism in America." 

From RT America 

Similar to conservatism and libertarianism, socialism is a very diverse political philosophy with all sorts of different political factions. There isn't one definition of socialism, just like there isn't an official definition of conservatism or libertarianism. 

I put socialism into three different political factions: Social Democrats.Democratic Socialists, the most popular faction of socialism not just in America, but everywhere else, at least in the developed world. And then Communists who represent the authoritarian wing of socialism and tell people if you give the government your freedom and individualism, the government will take care of you. Which is essentially what Communist government's tell their people. 

And then you have people that I call at least Neo-Communists, people who aren't completely authoritarian and even anti-democracy, but try to limit opposition, individual choice, and individualism, to protect their regime. Venezuela is an example of a Neo-Communist government.

There isn't one sent of Socialists, just like there isn't one set of Conservatives. You have Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and then you have Communist leader Fidel Castro, from Cuba. They share certain principles as they relate to economics and wealth, but Senator Sanders believes not just in democracy, but social democracy and President Castro doesn't believe in any democracy at all.