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AlexSFCA

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7. social democrat all the way

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 01:30 AM

Dec 2018

the term socialism has (deservingly so) negative connotation which implies antagonism to capitalism and private enterprise. The democratic party supports capitalism - not to be confused with crony capitalism or kleptocracy. Robert Reich, the most eloquent defender of capitalism, has a great movie on Netflix - “Inequality for all”. Most frequently, 1970s era is being used as a reference when capitalism worked well in America which leads us to beleive that Nixon, in fact, was the last decent republican president (if you ignore watergate).

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Difference between a Democratic Socialist and a Social Democrat [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2018 OP

Try selling that to the RWNJ's dhol82 Dec 2018 #1

My main concern is the confusion plays right into their blood-stained hands. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2018 #2

They don't need confusion dhol82 Dec 2018 #3

and yet we've always been a mutt Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #4

Indeed, however - dhol82 Dec 2018 #5

Yeah, even if you list the social programs we've long had, from "roads" to "Medicare," people freak. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2018 #14

I'm with ya. Bucky Dec 2018 #10

If they had asked me, moondust Dec 2018 #6

I think I'm with you on that. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2018 #13

social democrat all the way AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #7

Either words have meaning or we're just making up definitions... brooklynite Dec 2018 #8

The Quora quote I posted seems to be in agreement with the definitions I found elsewhere. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2018 #12

There is really not a big difference. roamer65 Dec 2018 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2018 #11

It is all somewhat ironic agincourt Dec 2018 #15