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In reply to the discussion: Democrats should counter the "Socialism" scare by committing to Social-Democracy. [View all]octoberlib
(14,971 posts)43. Yes but it's not socialism. The Scandinavian countries are always at the top
of the happiest country surveys. Definitely something to emulate.
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Democrats should counter the "Socialism" scare by committing to Social-Democracy. [View all]
DetlefK
Mar 2019
OP
Yes but it's not socialism. The Scandinavian countries are always at the top
octoberlib
Mar 2019
#43
The Democratic Party should leave the word "social" out of their identity altogether
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#4
I agree. It's a negative connotation even though it may have some positive attributes.
Firestorm49
Mar 2019
#22
There are 86 million Millennials. They now outnumber Boomers in the workplace.
PatrickforO
Mar 2019
#47
Democrats are about Unity, NOT Uniformity. Different Americans must learn to live with difference.
ancianita
Mar 2019
#9
This is very good. We could also call it "Civilization" or "Cooperation" or "Society"
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2019
#11
Why must we re-define or even define our system and/or our Party. MOST of us (even on the right)...
George II
Mar 2019
#13
Ironic since the DSA backs the Democratic Socialist dictatorship in Venezuela to the hilt, shouting:
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#40
We should embrace Liberalism, which includes progressive well-regulated capitalism.
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#16
AS a Democratic Socialist here are two people that explain my "socialism" reported by O'Donnell
turbinetree
Mar 2019
#19
Don't quibble over precise definitions, just hit them in the face with what they are doing
JHB
Mar 2019
#20
We had a president whose administration was informed by the principles of social democracy.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#56
I am not using 'buzzwords' at all. I am correctly (from widely accepted academic definitions)
Celerity
Mar 2019
#67
You're not "correcting" anything. You're disseminating an idiosyncratic interpretation of a term.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#68
I like your strawman of socialism that is contradicted by the first paragraph of the wiki articled.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2019
#44
No, you said: "Socialism is the control of all property by society as a whole." Which is...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2019
#59