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What is the difference between communism and socialism? They get used interchangeably in our culture, but do they really mean the same thing?

In this episode, we'll give a textbook definition of each and then see how those ideas change in the wild. Our guests today are my friend Brian Faehnrich, Professor Barbara Engel (author of "Russia in World History"), and Roland Elliott Brown (author of "Godless Utopia").

The basic difference between communism and socialism is where the profit goes:

Also, communism is inherently atheistic, in keeping with the vision of Karl Marx.

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