Think in terms of, sifting of power. Right now its leaning toward socialism which is government control by elites.
Wrong, socialism simply puts more services in the hands of the government.

Usually, it implies providing citizens with a better safety net at the cost of higher taxes.

It otherwise doesn't put a restriction in the composition of the government (it could be a democracy or a dictature).

With out a strong moral foundation you may find this impossible, might be the problem with the EU?
So you are implying that Europeans are of morally weaker stock than the Americans?