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I had all socialists in mind. Figures like Evo Morales and Chavez are good examples of corrupt politicians who use socialist ideology as propaganda, the only significant difference between them and social conservatives is how effectively they milk the concessions they have to give the people when grass roots movements succeed.
What exactly are you trying to say here? Because this jumbled mess of a paragraph is difficult for me to parse. Are you suggesting that the lives of people didn't improve
at all? I find that a bit hard to believe.
The ideology itself is largely ineffective in changing people's behavior
Actually, in the case of Morales and Chávez, it wasn't designed to "change behavior", rather to improve their lot in working conditions and increased benefits...all mostly labor rights issues. Unlike the Soviets and hardline revolutionary socialists before them which wanted to completely rearrange society to their ideology, Chávez and Morales both respect the democratic order of their countries (as they were democratically elected).
You cannot make socialism a success unless you understand the mechanics of politics.
Wouldn't that go for
any ideology?