“Well Wade – since you guys seem to be stuck on words -”
It is a communication device sort of thing, and tend to be more precise than plain old un-refined feeling. 
On Marxism, It is my observation having waded through Hegel and Marx in my youth, that Marx even in his “interventions” was descriptive of a philosophical socialism and economic approach opposed to what we call capitalism. Revolutionary application does not necessitate violence, hence the description of the weathermen’s and Lenin’s, etc., application of socialism as violent. But I cannot agree with socialism in any event, be it German Humanistic Hegelianism, be it the prescriptive as in the violent Stalinist approach or manipulative as is more descriptive of the style of Lenin, yada, yada, yada, all the other variations of the theme none of which work as they are not practical applications nor well reasoned approaches to individual human needs or yearning and not only can they not anticipate (what model can) they are incapable of adjusting to changing technological or societal conditions. Like Joe Biden and for that matter like Sid Hillman, it gets stuck on itself while humanity must move on.
Lenin being prescriptive would not allow society to reach that progression, Marx would. Stalin (and Saddam too) would just murder everyone who objected.
BTW, I don’t believe Clinton ended the FDR Legacy, although he presided over a part of that Legacy’s reversal. An honest appraisal of benefits (demanded and orchestrated by Newt G. and the contract) did put an end to excesses of one portion of his legacy, and that enacted mainly by LBJ and a democratic majority in the house and senate.
As for Soros and his embrace of Popper, I’d say the odor has been falsified, too. While I think I mainly get Popper, I don’t know if I can or want to understand what kind of kick ol’ George is on. Seems neo-cons were roasted (deservedly so) for similar, but more blatantly stupid statements about means of progress. I would equate his application of Open society to more of a Leninist manipulation. Yeah, I am sure there are great and grand differences to be dissected, but I don’t believe the result of Soros approach would be much different from the result Lenin ended up with. Human nature trumps them both.
