Democracy hasn't retreated or gone anywhere, but it hasn't been revived in a long time either. Long before the mask and vaccine mandates and restrictions there was the post 9/11 airport security people had tolerated because they decided they valued safety over personal freedom and rights. Kids born after the year 2000 might not even have much sense of democracy or personal freedom, since they've only known the airport security and travel bans since 9/11 and the pandemic, respectively. These folks are used to accepting what they see and hear in the news perhaps, and doing what they are told by authorities rather than questioning whether the authorities know what they are talking about.
Kids born after 2000, if they have any sense of democracy at all, must think it isn't something they might have to wake up and fight/bleed to keep.
by The Original Agahnim December 4, 2021
Get the Democracymug. ˈsō-shəl ˌdeməˈkrasē
A political system that balances capitalism with a strong commitment to social justice and welfare. It aims to regulate the market economy to prevent exploitation, reduce inequality, and guarantee fundamental rights like universal healthcare, education, and workers' protections. It believes democracy isn't just about voting but also about ensuring everyone has the real means to participate in society. Social Democracy tries to create a fairer society without dismantling capitalism entirely, promoting gradual reform over revolution.
You're a threat to everyone tho.
A political system that balances capitalism with a strong commitment to social justice and welfare. It aims to regulate the market economy to prevent exploitation, reduce inequality, and guarantee fundamental rights like universal healthcare, education, and workers' protections. It believes democracy isn't just about voting but also about ensuring everyone has the real means to participate in society. Social Democracy tries to create a fairer society without dismantling capitalism entirely, promoting gradual reform over revolution.
You're a threat to everyone tho.
Journalist: Are you a Communist?
Olof Palme: No, I am a Social Democrat.
Journalist: Are you a Socialist?
Olof Palme: Again, I am a Social Democrat.
Journalist: Soo, a capitalist?
Olof Palme: Dumbass, I am apart of Social Democracy, and I am in a Social Democratic party.
Olof Palme: No, I am a Social Democrat.
Journalist: Are you a Socialist?
Olof Palme: Again, I am a Social Democrat.
Journalist: Soo, a capitalist?
Olof Palme: Dumbass, I am apart of Social Democracy, and I am in a Social Democratic party.
by Bobert Bob Boberson August 10, 2025
Get the Social Democracymug. Similar to liquid courage, liquid democracy is the result of drinking alcohol beverages and becoming more and more democratic. Rants may include: "merica is the best country in the world," "the white house is where it the president lives," and "I voted for my high school student body president."
by Lollllaaaa October 31, 2015
Get the liquid democracymug. by bradleyscrapemails@gmail.com September 21, 2021
Get the Democracymug. A type of government in which the people vote on laws directly as opposed to a representative democracy where representatives vote for them.
by Shugunou August 17, 2025
Get the Civil Democracymug. 
An old word for Festive Dictatorship, like its past relatives, Spooky Democracy and Never A Democracy, it is a completely unfair, unequal and inadequate place. its commonly known for its dictators however many cringers have been caught trying to fit in. In recent events, many communists tried to cross into the anti-democracy and were sentenced to the removal of limbs, one by one
by ssoonn December 10, 2021
Get the Not A Democracymug.