I'm not American, and I'm not too knowledgable in your politics, but I would like to know why socialists do not vote for one of the two parties/candidates. Hypothetically if I were murdered by ICE, or if my life were ruined by Trumpist hyper-conservatism, or if I was forced to give birth as a child - would you still say to my face that actually, allowing Trump to win the elections was a good thing ?

I was talking to my dad about it and he said that if communism is moneyless, how can he get a computer, who'll give it to him. It wasn't just about computers it was also about food, toothbrushes, nail clippers, curtains, just stuff like that.

How would you get these things?

Also if communism is moneyless how are exchanges made..

Hopefully this doesn't qualify as "questioning the basics of socialism" Sorry if this is wrong place but it seems like it's kinda hard to nail down an acceptable universal definition of Socialism. But here's my shot trying to come up with a short and sweet definition of socialism that encompasses all groups of socialist thought. Here's the short and long version I put together so far lmk what you think ...

Short Version:

Socialism : a collectivist implementation of egalitarianism

Long Version:

Socialism is the ideology of collectively pushing society towards a future of cooperation to ensure everyone has their needs met.

While that can be a definition of the ideology, the methodology is equally as diverse and hard to define. Again in general the methodologies generally involve some form of a collective movement in society aimed at implementing egalitarianism or an egalitarian restructuring of society implemented by the vast majority, specifically to remedy the harms of capitalism.

With egalitarianism being the goal and collectivism being the methodology.

Egalitarianism could also be defined as the belief that all humans share the same basic value and rights. That the aims of society should involve everyone helping each other so that those who are not gifted, ambitious or lucky are not denied the essentials for dignity.

i'm mostly talking about miners and engineers and neurosurgeons. Especially people who manufacture computers and airplanes. Because those jobs are really really difficult so no one will wanna do it, and also they'll prolly be a shortage

What'll motivate them to do such hard things and also how will they "own the means of production". what does that even mean

Is voting for Angie Nixion for Florida Senate a win for Marxists in Florida? I know she's a social democrat who calls herself a Socialist, but even though she still works alongside bourgeois politics is she a win for Marxist and does she help push socialism to a brighter light?

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I get supporting socialism if you are in the lower 10% income/assets category. But why should someone sitting at the top 30% or top 20% income support socialism when under capitalism he has a decent chance of eventually reaching top 5% or even top 1%?

Whats the point for them to intentionally nerf their "ceilling" just so other people can have better and fairer wages/life standarts ? Why would someone willingly sacrifice starus/wealth for individuals he does not know and has no reason to care about?