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Is the "socialism" in the room with us right now?
I think you might have a different understanding of socialism than modern socialists. Yours seems more like a 1950s flavor of "socialism"
I have the same understanding of socialism as Marx, Engels, Lenin, and those who uphold them today. Cuba, Vietnam, the PRC, etc are all examples of socialism. Socialism is, at its simplest, public ownership as the principle aspect of the economy and the working classes in control of the state.
Who are these "modern socialists?" Do you have a country you can point to, or perhaps an organization? Why are these "modern" socialists as compared to what I uphold?