In America today, so many people use the term socialism, we just understand what it is from the context. Unfortunately, many people in America use the word socialist in ways that socialism is not. There is a lot of intentional misinformation about what socialism is and isn’t. Let’s take a look at what socialism really is, and get the facts straight. The next time you hear someone say someone or something is socialist, you’ll know that they’re clueless about what they’re really saying.