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In reply to the discussion: Why are "Democratic Socialists" attempting to establish a whole new definition of socialism? [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)8. Republicans will affix the label "socialism" to anyone left of Limbaugh.
But surely that's not why the likes of Sanders are calling themselves Democratic Socialists, while advocating for Social Democracy.
Again, socialism is widely misunderstood. For instance, there are those who mistakenly think anything that is publicly funded (schools, roads, etc.) is an example of socialism...but that's only true if you completely re-define the term. And socialism is also extremely polarizing. So, self-identifying as a socialist when you aren't actually advocating for socialism is, to put it nicely, a real head-scratcher.
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Why are "Democratic Socialists" attempting to establish a whole new definition of socialism? [View all]
Garrett78
Aug 2018
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Naive people taking the bait from Republicans and letting them frame their movement.
bettyellen
Aug 2018
#7
Actually, the Socialist party of America believes in democratic socialism, according to its
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#12
I haven't heard him advocate for actual socialism. He seems to be wanting to re-define the term.
Garrett78
Aug 2018
#33
Or, maybe they really ARE conventional socialists, and just view social programs
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#17
I agree. Why they think it's a good idea to try to educate a couple hundred million
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#16
Just another damn way to divide the Democratic Party and make the big tent smaller...
Hekate
Aug 2018
#19
On that note, even self-identifying as a Social Democrat probably wouldn't be...
Garrett78
Aug 2018
#22
Did you see the list posted by a short-timer of "Progressive Candidates" who won?
Hekate
Aug 2018
#26
It's a group making up new definitions for words. Those in the group know the new meaning,
betsuni
Aug 2018
#31
My point is that words are given new meanings, and of course it's really odd and counterproductive.
betsuni
Aug 2018
#42
I was just pointing out that there are instances where accepted meanings need to change...
Garrett78
Aug 2018
#43
Wow, how many threads on this, just talking past each other? Socailsm has been defined and redefined
JCanete
Aug 2018
#38