Arguably, in fact, if you say “I want socialism” to someone who you know has a completely ass backwards idea of what socialism is, that’s a lie, isn’t it? Even if it’s a truthful statement, you’re knowingly misleading someone.
This is an interesting take. If you wanted to clearly communicate that you wanted socialism to someone who immediately associates the term with poverty from siege warfare and bureaucratic degeneration, you would have to explicitly spell out the correct definition. This means saying you democratically-controlled, centrally-planned economy. It means you want with publicly owned companies and workplaces, with workers' councils collectively making decisions w.r.t. production and distribution to solve problems and satisfy urgent social needs that privately-owned, profit-maximizing firms cannot.
This is an interesting take. If you wanted to clearly communicate that you wanted socialism to someone who immediately associates the term with poverty from siege warfare and bureaucratic degeneration, you would have to explicitly spell out the correct definition. This means saying you democratically-controlled, centrally-planned economy. It means you want with publicly owned companies and workplaces, with workers' councils collectively making decisions w.r.t. production and distribution to solve problems and satisfy urgent social needs that privately-owned, profit-maximizing firms cannot.
If you need to be snappy, "I want democracy in the workplace" is a good way to put it. It's both fast and non-misleading.