• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      I see more what you mean, from what I’ve seen those specific requirements are just a feature of some cooperatives, not definitional to them, but for the sake of the point I know what you mean better now. I don’t think cooperatives are an essential prerequisite for socialism, and can be a part of socialism like agricultural cooperatives in the PRC, or Venezuela’s communes, but aren’t strictly necessary for socialism.