Democratic Socialists USA: 'Myths About Democratic Socialism'

Source:Democratic Socialists of America- Socialists, are Socialists, not Liberals.

“A great graphic on myths about democratic socialism – the ideology of great progressives like Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn and Anthony Albanese.

Thanks to our American comrades for the image.”

From Sydney Young Labor

"This video includes the full debate plus open discussion & closing remarks. **Apologies to Dustin Guastella. His closing remarks were cut short when the camera battery died.**

The Democratic primary campaign of Bernie Sanders has ignited a new enthusiasm among many who are fed up with the status-quo of politics in the United States. Tens of thousands have joined rallies to hear Sanders decry the billionaire class and call for an end to inequality. Many on the Left have embraced the campaign. Others have argued against support for Sanders, calling instead for Leftist to organize independently of the Democratic Party.

Join a panel with members from Democratic Socialists of America, Green Party, Jacobin Magazine and the International Socialist Organization in a panel discussion on the Sanders campaign and socialist strategy during elections. Speakers will represent both support and opposition to supporting the Sanders primary campaign."

Source:New York City International Socialists- talking about Bernie Sanders.

Source:NYC Internationalist Socialist Organization

With this piece, I’m going to layout as someone who is not a Socialist in any form, even in what I at least would view as the best form of a Socialist which are Socialist Liberals, what socialism is and what it isn’t.

And again, if you’re familiar with my blogging I’m more interested in the social democratic form of it, not the Marxist-Communist state-control form. I’m going to do this, because people who are Socialists, don’t own the label of their own politics. And prefer Progressive, or in Bill Press’s case Liberal. And all Socialists tend to get lumped in with Marxists. Which is something different.

Democratic socialism, is not about complete state-control. Sweden, is a successful social democracy with a very large welfare state and we can argue why they’re successful and why their system wouldn’t work here. But they have a large private economy with property rights and take home pay and a lot of other economic freedoms that every other developed Western country has. The world is really down to one Marxist state as far as state-control of both the economy, as well as social policy and politics and that of course being North Korea.

Democratic Socialists, aren’t Liberal Democrats. This is where I’m in complete agreement with DSA. Liberal democracy, is based on a guarantee of individual rights. 

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