Question

Why were socialists against private property?

Answer 1

(i) Socialists were against private property. They saw it as the root of all social ills of the time.
(ii) They argued that individuals owned the property that gave employment but the propertied were concerned only with personal gain and not with the welfare of those who made the property productive.
(iii) So, if society as a whole rather than single individuals controlled property, more attention would be paid to collective social interests.
(iv) Socialists wanted this change and campaigned for it.