Ah, the good old "it wasn't real socialism".

Socialism is inherently authoritarian, as you have a group of illuminated ones who raid the wallet of others who don't necessarily want their wallets to be raided, supposedly for their own benefit, while the socialist enriches himself and his friends, and throws some crumbs to the poor.

All other things being equal, in a socialist system you need higher taxes, as all the utopias they promise must be paid by someone, and it sure as hell isn't gonna be from the socialists' own pocket.

Furthermore and most important of all, this top-down style of control is by nature oppressive, as you have the few imposing their will on the many - or else.

Free-market capitalism is the opposite of that. Grassroots bottom-up, mutual benefit, voluntary transactions, respect for life and property, and no imposing utopias on anyone who doesn't want them and doesn't want to pay for them.

Socialism sucks and always will suck.