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Social Democracy

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.
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.
by Bobert Bob Boberson August 10, 2025
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Social Democracy

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.
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.
by Bobert Bob Boberson August 10, 2025
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Civil Democracy

A type of government in which the people vote on laws directly as opposed to a representative democracy where representatives vote for them.
A representative democracy isn't a true democracy. A true democracy would be a civil democracy.
by Shugunou August 17, 2025
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what is this democracy?

friend: "hey that's your best friend with you crush" "what is this democracy?"
by what is this democracy November 17, 2020
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what is this democracy?

i have no clue what this means but i just started saying it and i think it's funny lol
friend: hey isn't that your crush with your best friend? you: what is this democracy?
by what is this democracy November 17, 2020
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Not A Democracy

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
Man: hey, society am i right
Man 2: its not a democracy
Man: based.
by ssoonn December 10, 2021
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PT's Socialist Democracy

PT's Socialist Democracy, also Lula's Socialist Democracy, PT Socialist Democracy, Lulist Socialist Democracy, Lulopetist Socialist Democracy or Revolutionary Socialist Democracy, is a political system that aligns democracy with socialism and with the principles of the PT (Workers' Party) and Lula. The PT's socialist democracy is well characterized for being defended by the PT's municipal and state leaders, contrary to the conciliatory policy of the PT's federal leaders. The PT's socialist democracy was theorized and synthesized by Marxism-Leninism-Lulism and as a response from several PT members in response to the coup attempt on January 8, 2023, which would be a justification for Lula, the PT and the allied parties to become Brazil into a Socialist Democracy and adopt a constitution based on socialist democracy, democratic socialism and cooperative ownership.
The PT's Socialist Democracy as a concept emerged as a meme on r/GenLula (also r/GenLula2 and r/genlula3) and also in PT and Lula groups that defended and defend that Lula should have used January 8, 2023 as a justification for the PT to go even further to the left and turn Brazil into a socialist democracy.
by TheAnunnakiTankie June 21, 2023
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