Re: Monarchs, Popes, Emperors, Caliphs, Khans, Pharoahs, etc., are/were not socialists
If you want to get down to the root of the matter, the problem is collectivism. Socialism is just a more recent outshoot, placing the State in the position that had usually been occupied by an individual tyrant or a dynasty. In practice, many socialist nations combine both, with "leadership" going from father to son like in North Korea.