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Cooperatives are certainly an implementation of socialism.

What makes you think that they aren't?

Cooperatives are a capitalist mimicry of communism but not quite identical, but thats irrelevant.

Socialism is a broad collection of ideas around wealth distribution with alot of degrees of freedom, which leaves enough room to confuse ot with communism, i guess.

Cooperatives have nothing to do with capitalism. It is a democratic process for workers to control the organisation. Which may or may not have to fit into a capitalist society, but it is very much a socialist institution by definition.

Are you sure you understand what you are arguing?

https://www.uk.coop/understanding-co-operatives

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