• mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    No. The socialist movement is not growing.

    The democratic socialist movement is growing.

    I’ll leave you with my standard disclaimer:

    Socialism refers to collective ownership of the means of production. Social democracy refers to a capitalist market economy supplemented by welfare programs, labor protections, and public services. The two terms are not interchangeable despite frequent misuse on the internet. You are describing and advocating for social democracy not socialism.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/zMmjKRettxA

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        8 hours ago

        In a sense yes. Both Burnie and AOC describ themselves as democratic socialists but neither of them have ever advocated for the public ownership of production like in pure socialism. They have always supplimented they’re political views along with democracy.

        So simple calling them socialists is incorrect. Also keep in mind that both of them are part of the DNC.

        Edit: Bernie Sanders is registered as an independent and AOC is not part of the DNC.

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      18 hours ago

      You literally said Democratic Socialism and linked a quote contrasting Socialism (generally) to Social Democracy, not Democratic Socialism.

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      20 hours ago

      Why does this post start talking about democratic socialism then link to a description of social democracy? Those are not the same thing.

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        18 hours ago

        In America, liberalism is called leftism, leftism is called fascism, and fascism is called bipartisan common-sense politics.

        The nuances between Social democracy and Democratic socialism never stands a chance in public discourse.

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          The difference between social democracy and Democratic socialism is the same as the difference between Catholicism and protestantism.

          Both in effect. Advocate for severe corporate limitations and an abundance of social welfare programs. Which I’m 100% behind. By the way, they totally support either one of these political statements.