within the western conception conception of democracy, we may say that democratic socialism emphasize equality and fraternity, and is apt to lay less stress on liberty than do liberalism and conservatism . modern democratic socialism also shares with communisra a doctrine of economic organization . it accepts the marxist thesis that the way to reach social improvement ; it advocates public owrership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange. how then does it differ from marxist communism ? the different is that modern democratic socialism shares the conviction of premarxist socialists or communists that political polity should be rooted in ethical ideals , and socialists found political aims on ethical aims. marxist communism takes the view that a socialism of this character is useless , unrealistic , 'utopian' from a ' scientific ' sociology ; i tries to found politics on science