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mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It is just something else that people are expressing their attraction to AOC as a negative.
I just don’t understand the mindrot anymore.
Comment on Evil Bisexuals
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It is just something else that people are expressing their attraction to AOC as a negative.
I just don’t understand the mindrot anymore.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
She can’t be viewed in a positive light, because she’s an Evil Icky Socialist.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Democratic socialist not a socialist.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You may not like it, but…
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Democratic socialism is fundamentally and ideologically different from traditional socialism. It combines a democratic system of government with a socialist economic model to create a system where capitalism can’t run amok the way it does now.
She is not simply a socialist. She is a democratic socialist. One of the worst things about the English language is the word “social” and all of its various iterations, many of which have vastly different meanings. I wish they could have come up with different nomenclature, because it would save us from having these ridiculous discussions all the time.
Moreover, there are numerous wildly successful countries that practice social democracy, whereas there are essentially no countries that meaningfully practice democratic socialism.
Therefore, social democracy in practice is successful, while democratic socialism is a great idea that has yet to be implemented on any meaningful scale.
This is why the distinction matters. AOC isn’t a traditional socialist. She doesn’t espouse Leninist or Stalinist ideology.
It is so tiresome having to constantly make this distinction so people don’t immediately go down the “socialist” rabbit hole.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Nuance isn’t exactly a virtue conservatives possess.