Even better is "Social Democracy" which sounds less threatening than "Democratic Socialism". While I'm sure HCR or even Google could clearly explain the difference better than I can, I think that to many Americans "Democratic Socialism" sounds like the-USSR-with-some-voting, while "Social Democracy" sounds more like democracy-with-improvements.
Of course if many Americans had better schooling and personal reading habits, they might be less susceptible to the GOP's favorite propaganda tool: The Big Lie.
And it must be consistent. Everyone using the exact same words, every time. They and Faux used to get a list of talking points, and they stuck to them. It worked.
Hi Roshan, as a former Bernie supporter, I always thought he should have called himself a social Democrat - as opposed to corporatist Democrat - and stayed in the Democratic Party.
All that is necessary is to add the word “democratic” in front of the word “socialism “.
Even better is "Social Democracy" which sounds less threatening than "Democratic Socialism". While I'm sure HCR or even Google could clearly explain the difference better than I can, I think that to many Americans "Democratic Socialism" sounds like the-USSR-with-some-voting, while "Social Democracy" sounds more like democracy-with-improvements.
Of course if many Americans had better schooling and personal reading habits, they might be less susceptible to the GOP's favorite propaganda tool: The Big Lie.
Deep literacy has almost completely vanished in this country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy
Thanks, Christine, for the wiki link. Now I can better explain why I prefer the term "social democracy" over "democratic socialism". If anyone asks.
This is interesting, too, David. The Nordic model of social democracy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_model
Agree. More we know and understand, better our messaging.
And it must be consistent. Everyone using the exact same words, every time. They and Faux used to get a list of talking points, and they stuck to them. It worked.
As Hitler explained in Mein Kompf
That's what Bernie has done and they continue to call him a communist
Hi Roshan, as a former Bernie supporter, I always thought he should have called himself a social Democrat - as opposed to corporatist Democrat - and stayed in the Democratic Party.
Excuse me. Rowshan. Damn autocorrect...
Maybe, only wasn't the party that brought Hitler to power "Democratic Socialists" ...?
No, it was the National Socialists - with emphasis on Patriotic Nationalism. Germany First or "Deutschland Über Alles"