[BU] - Bundschuh

[Gryph]

Socialism (in this context) requires collective ownership of means of production and the instruments of power. In order to truly own something, one must have authority to control it: the collective therefore wields control over the instruments of power, e.g. the State. This is a democracy by definition.

You're confusing socialism (in this context) with communism, which specifies the abolition of private property and the government control of means of production, including labor.

It's an understandable error, since socialism and communism are often used as synonyms, despite the vast differences between them. But in stead of drawing conclusions based on a word, why don't you look at our stated goals? "The Bundschuh of today fights for such socialist reforms as workers' rights, free and fair elections (with the Bundschuh as a legal party), collective ownership of the means of production, and drastic reform of the legal system."

EDIT: note that socialism, like today's so-called market capitalism, is really a diminished form of market capitalism, in which people (are supposed to) use rational self-interest when making purchases, but collectives, rather than individuals, (are supposed to) use "rational group-interest" in making business decisions. The Invisible Hand still gets to work.