
“Wow! Big government would solve all our problems!” “Ok! Government took over all the capitalist business.” “Oh no! No one has motivation to do business anymore because government would just take it from you. And anyone with good ideas just leaves to a country which is more favorable? Ah man.” “Oh no! All the power hungry people now see their only route to power is through government! Now everyone in government has no incentive to help people and instead only maintain their power!”
“Oh no! The people in power now see each other as competitors! But because they have access to militaries and police forces, they use them to oppress people to reduce rivals!!!” “Oh no! Now everyone in government is corrupt and only out for themselves with no accountability for others.” “Oh no! Due to our inefficient system, our country has been outcompeted in technology by the rest of the world! Everyone else is enjoying life, while we are struggling!”
I mean yes and no, is the step to get to communism where the workers own the means of production through workers councils and worker co-operatives, on the road to communism, which is the classless, stateless, and moneyless society. So again, is socilism just, “when big government does stuff” to you?