Probably the group most opposed to socialism were the Fascists of the 1930s who actively persecuted socialists.
The group that was the most opposed to socialism were capitalists.
Taft was a conservative Republican who was opposed to socialism.
Any variety of socialism that is based on direct democracy or representative democracy for managing the economy or individual enterprises. Alternatively, it is a political philosophy that advocates socialism by using democratic mechanisms and is opposed to Communism.
What type of government opposed socialismThe governments that opposed socalism did so out of fear of the unknown. These included the notorious, and infamous Nazis, and the rest of the western world basically. This included all capitalist countries, i.e, America. So in answer, Capitalist, Facist, and any other right wing gov't opposed left-wing socalism.
Taft was a conservative Republican who was opposed to socialism.
The political word that most closely represents the opposite of socialism is 'plutocracy', but then again, any form of economic elitism that seeks the political objective of maximum economic benefit for a tiny minority at the expense of the majority would be the opposite of socialism. There are many real-life examples of this, whether or not the government self-identifies: Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Cuba, and more.
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No, they are capitalists. Socialism and capitalism are diametrically opposed.
Anarchists were socialists and still consider themselves to be socialists. Anarchists opposed what is today called "state socialism", meaning any type of socialism that advocates for state ownership of the means of production as a form of social ownership. Liberals, conservatives, fascists and monarchists generally opposed socialism.
In a communist state, the rulers benefit most.
The government because they hold most of the power.
Socialism. And Communism is the most extreme version of Socialism.