Comment by karaterobot
2 years ago
Socialism is about social control over production, not worker control. That's the big difference here, so it's relevant to point out. A co-op gives you worker control within the framework of a private ownership society.
Workers control over production was the objective of virtually every popular (socialist) movement well into the 20th century.
Even Lenin propagandized "All power to the soviets!" because his coup d'etat would have been impossible without popular support.