@Chemist12 - I have read that book in the distant past and am familiar with the content. IMO, there is no way Engels would have described modern France, Germany or UK as socialist.

If you are set on using the early socialists; the one you want is the main Bernstein book (not sure of English title) on social democracy. It has relevance to modern Europe and the way countries are run. If Bernstein was alive, I think he'd agree up to a point, although he'd label most of contemporary social democratic parties as sellouts.

I'm not able to say any more on this, because I simply can't relate to your premise that Western Europe is socialist.

@HDDscan: Yes agree, but the US wasn't so bad when it first started (well, slavery and homicide of indians apart....) My view is that it took the wrong turn after WW2 and it has been downhill ever since. Exacerbated as you said, by the end of the USSR.