I said Sanders is a social democrat, you simply said he's a socialist, you have no understanding of political terms and think they are interchangeable, they are not. For some reason you want to keep the silliness running for a year. You dont seem to understand what a socialist is. Probably never looked it up and continue to be very stubborn on this issue. You tried to relate all 3 of these meanings as if it can be translated like other terms, but its not the same and you can do that with political terms.
Democratic socialism is a political ideology that advocates political
democracy alongside
social ownership of the
means of production, often with an emphasis on democratic management of enterprises within a
socialist economic system. The term "democratic socialism" is sometimes used synonymously with "socialism"; the adjective "democratic" is often added to distinguish it from the
Marxist–Leninist brand of socialism, which is widely viewed as being non-democratic in practice.
[1] "Democratic socialism" is also sometimes used as a synonym for
social democracy, although many say this is misleading as democratic socialism advocates
social ownership of the
means of production, whereas
social democracy does not.
[2]
Social democracy is a political, social and economic ideology that supports
economic and
social interventions to promote
social justice within the framework of a
capitalist economy; and a policy regime involving
collective bargaining arrangements, a commitment to
representative democracy, measures for
income redistribution, regulation of the economy in the
general interest and
welfare state provisions.
[1][2][3] Social democracy thus aims to create the conditions for capitalism to lead to greater democratic,
egalitarian and
solidaristic outcomes; and is often associated with the set of socioeconomic policies that became prominent in Northern and Western Europe—particularly the
Nordic model in the
Nordic countries—during the latter half of the 20th century.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/05/17/bernies-democratic-socialism-isnt-socialism-its-social-democracy/#54dfc7c770be
Bernie Sanders is a social democrat (which doesn't advocate the abolishment of capitalism and the market economy), he isn't a democratic socialist (which does.)
I am incredibly tired of hearing people claim to be democratic socialists just because Sanders incorrectly describes himself as a democratic socialist.
Social democracies have existed in the past and exist today (e.g. Scandinavia, continental Europe, etc.) On the other hand, there are no democratic socialist countries. The Democratic Socialists America website plainly admits that "no country has fully instituted democratic socialism."
Social democracy is possible, democratic socialism is a fantasy that has only ever manifested itself in small scale communes that lasted for no more than a few years.
Historically, there have been no democratic states which have embraced the type of economic planning democratic socialists support. Indeed, according to a paper published in the The Review of Economics and Statistics, "there is no historical evidence of a democratic society without a market economy." [1]
Only totalitarian states have embraced socialist economic planning while rejecting private property and the market economy.
http://www.salon.com/2016/01/16/bern..._way_but_name/
http://heavy.com/news/2016/01/bernie...ssues-denmark/