The Difference Between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism
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Ever since the 2016 Elections, the term democratic socialism has been popularized in American political culture. Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been influential in popularizing the term, but are they even democratic socialists? No, though the answer is complicated. Bernie Sanders and AOC might actually be democratic socialists themselves, but the policies they advocate for are not. Policies like Medicare For All and Tuition Free College are pretty run of the mill social democratic policies. Although a hypothetical democratic socialist country would have these policies as well, they do not necessarily make a country (democratic) socialist. Let me explain the difference between these two ideologies.
The Difference Between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism
The Difference Between Social Democracy and…
The Difference Between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism
Ever since the 2016 Elections, the term democratic socialism has been popularized in American political culture. Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been influential in popularizing the term, but are they even democratic socialists? No, though the answer is complicated. Bernie Sanders and AOC might actually be democratic socialists themselves, but the policies they advocate for are not. Policies like Medicare For All and Tuition Free College are pretty run of the mill social democratic policies. Although a hypothetical democratic socialist country would have these policies as well, they do not necessarily make a country (democratic) socialist. Let me explain the difference between these two ideologies.