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Last edited Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:40 AM - Edit history (2)
Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are NOT the same thing. They are not synonymous
FDR said this about the New Deal and Socialism:
FDR never called himself a Socialist AT ALL a Democratic one or otherwisen.....he was a staunch CAPITALIST
Democratic (adjective describes a noun) Socialism (the noun)
Social (adjective) Democracy(noun)
Social as an adjective has no relation to the economic platform called Socialism which is the opposition Capitalism
I just took a look at that author....what he is doing ....is making money by capitalizing on the FACT that has already been mentioned in this conversation.....that many who claim to be "Socialist, or Democratic Socialist" are confused about WHAT those terms even mean....including Bernie Sanders (though I suspect he is gaslighting) and AOC, who once tried to claim "Denmark, Norway and Finland as Socialist States"
They somehow believe that shitting on the Democrats is the path to take. Blaming Democrats for where we are but never examing their own contributions....they some how believe Democrats are NO LONGER Fans of FDR....and falsely believe Democrats have moved Right....they just haven't....as this Pew Study proves
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