Hi Barbara! Yes, Humanistic Socialism is considered some kind of entry level to the murdurous "communist" totalitarian regime... at least it is in this way thought of now-a-days here in the USA... And yes, there have been many around the world who have been deluded... believing that Stalin's version of "communism" was humane... How awful it all seems now. At least we can learn from the mistakes...

All the best,ttr