Socialism is basically the opposite of liberalism because it appeals to the working class and has worked in countries with authoritative governments with a large presence in their country's economy. Russia and Germany are two of the countries where socialism has absolutely thrived. The working class appealed to this ideology in government because it balanced everyone, it made everyone equal, giving everyone the same wage. So a farm manager would earn as much as a caretaker at the same factory. Under Russian rule Jews were treated as foreigners. The Russians would stage pogroms or riots so that Jews would flee Russia. This was one of the examples of anti-Semitism or anti-Judaism in Europe. Jews were considered evil and were driven out of many cities and villages due to their association with money. And with the new government reforms, if money was bad, then the Jews had everything to do with it. These ideologies have helped shape the world into the place it is