It’s badly phrased but I think that “workers democratically control the means of production” translates to “workers own the means of production”.

So I think you are ranting over nothing.

As for worker co-ops in capitalist countries I would argue that those are indeed bubbles of socialism within a broader capitalist system. Just like you can have communes inside a capitalist country. Have you heard of socialist market economy or economic democracy?

There is a vast difference between ascertaining that someone is or is not a racist and asking about their religion and political affiliations. Do you not understand that difference?

Making sure the parents of your kids friends are compatible politically and theologically sounds incredibly dodgy to me.

I will say this as well: strict parents raise sneaky children