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A political ideology advocating a transition to a socially owned economy through democratic means. Democratic socialism is not to be confused with social democracy (an ideology that advocates for a mixed economy and a welfare state, while retaining the structure of capitalism).
Notable advocates of Democratic socialism include Clement Attlee, Jeremy Corbyn, Eugene V. Debs, Albert Einstein, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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A phrase used by extreme-right religious activists to (literally) demonize the left.
The full quote is:
"God is not a Republican, but the Devil is a Democrat."
If you think that this is one of the stupidest things you've ever heard, even if "Republican" and "Democrat" were to be transposed, good job - you're a normal person.
This is a line from the Hamilton movie
Let's show these people who there up against ohhhhhh southern mother fucking democratic republicants
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World Democratic Centralism is a practice in which political decisions reached by voting processes are binding upon all members of the world political party or of the world political council or committee. World democratic centralism is considered as the centralist wing of World Federalism, where the world democratic institutions would be able to take political decisions on the same model as democratic centralism such as the world political parties would adopt democratic centralist practices for their administrations and decisions.
"World democratic centralism is advocated by left world federalists and by several world federalists who agree there should be a party system at world level such as have a centralized world administration for deal with the world as a unified country where it is becoming necessary nowadays."
A person, generally upper middle class, who claims to be progressive and/or leftist, but it extremely centrist and cares little for the struggles of marginalized groups (unless directly affected). Cookie Butter Democrats embrace neoliberal values and believe that capitalism can be ethical. The term comes from the phrase "Democrats don't really care about native sovereignty and will not until affects the supply of cookie butter at Trader Joe's"
He doesn't care about imperialism , he's a Cookie Butter Democrat.
A Democrat who is pushing Joe Biden to exit the race because of the belief that he is subjectively “unelectable” and for no other reason.
Trump will win in 2024 thanks to the spineless idiot Democrats.
see also; champagne socialist, oxymoron, left wing populism
democratic socialist; somebody who is a left wing populist.
if you don't want to read all of this, here's your definition in simple terms; a childlike, imaginary world of how society should work.
a person, usually of upper middle class or upper class who subscribes to the idea of a classless society in which all are equal. in other words, they wish establish a welfare state. these people typically discuss a "revolution" with such cult-like behavior, that you could easily compare it to christians awaiting the rapture.
the majority of democratic socialists support Palestine, Ukraine, and the Scandinavian welfare model.
prominent (D)emocratic socialists include Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Hasan Piker, etc.
the use of the word "democratic" means the interests of the Democratic Party (USA), and has always meant that. socialism inherently involves interventionism (soft term for authoritarianism), so the use of democratic is to simply attract more supporters, usually liberals who keep lying to themselves that they're not authoritarian.
oh, and don't EVEN get me started on that dumbfuck Hasan.
tl;dr, socialists who want to pretend to be libertarian.
Emily, (inhabitant of Pittsburgh): "Hi!!! I'm a Democratic Socialist, the wealth inequality in the US is INSANE! This is why we must raise the minimum wage, tax the rich, fund our schools and provide universal healthcare!"
Bobby, (inhabitant of Knoxville): "so Emily, how would you pay for all of that?"
Emily, (inhabitant of Pittsburgh): "SHUT UP YOU REACTIONARY!!! #BLM #ACAB #EatTheRich"