by Ljsticks February 2, 2022

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, I am in a Social Democratic party, and that means I am a Social Democrat.
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, I am in a Social Democratic party, and that means I am a Social Democrat.
by Bobert Bob Boberson August 10, 2025

by Knightingale Mason January 9, 2020

the distance required to render your other party's Second Life avatar inside your augmented reality glasses.
"Please excuse me. I didn't realise you were an eight foot tall fairy elf princess because I wasn't practicing the proper social distancing."
by pseudoraphael May 23, 2020

by bdjksfhbnduijkfbudbfhjrdvf November 17, 2020

A left-wing economic system where the means of production is controlled by the workers.
Some socialists support a centralized planned economy (State Socialism), decentralized planned economy (usually Syndicalism or Council Socialism), a free market managed by worker coops (Market Socialism), a democratically controlled economy within a welfare state (Democratic Socialism), or a dismantling of all coercive hierarchy including the state (Anarchism)
Some socialists support a centralized planned economy (State Socialism), decentralized planned economy (usually Syndicalism or Council Socialism), a free market managed by worker coops (Market Socialism), a democratically controlled economy within a welfare state (Democratic Socialism), or a dismantling of all coercive hierarchy including the state (Anarchism)
Many people hear socialism and interpret it as “Marxism-Leninism”, but most socialists aren’t MLs or State Socialists. Some aren’t even statist
by Cryo311 June 24, 2023
