Democratic Socialist 

Somebody who advocates for the installment of a socialist economy through democratic means (i.e. elections etc.)

The prime characteristics of such an economic system include:
- partial or complete governmental control over the means of production.
- a planned economy, in which the state determines how much of a certain product is made to combat wastefulness

Democratic socialists often also support:
- expanding social benefits, such as health care
- implementing or strengthening workers rights to participate in business decisions.
- more power to the trade unions
- setting a limit for wage gaps, e.g. top managers can't earn more than 20 times as much as the worker with the lowest wage

A: Bernie Sanders is a democratic Socialist.

B: Democratic socialism? Pff. That's an oxymoron! Socialism leads to autocracy and gulags!

B: I'm sorry, but you seem to be stuck in the fifties with all of the cold war propaganda.

Democratic Socialist by Chryasor October 15, 2020

Democratic Socialist 

Domestic terrorist, wants to install an authoritarian society

Dude, did you hear that Bernie is a Democratic Socialist? I never knew he hated America.

Democratic Socialist by SovietTaters September 17, 2020

democratic socialist 

see also; champagne socialist, oxymoron, left wing populism

democratic socialist; somebody who is a left wing populist.

if you don't want to read all of this, here's your definition in simple terms; a childlike, imaginary world of how society should work.

a person, usually of upper middle class or upper class who subscribes to the idea of a classless society in which all are equal. in other words, they wish establish a welfare state. these people typically discuss a "revolution" with such cult-like behavior, that you could easily compare it to christians awaiting the rapture.

the majority of democratic socialists support Palestine, Ukraine, and the Scandinavian welfare model.

prominent (D)emocratic socialists include Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Hasan Piker, etc.

the use of the word "democratic" means the interests of the Democratic Party (USA), and has always meant that. socialism inherently involves interventionism (soft term for authoritarianism), so the use of democratic is to simply attract more supporters, usually liberals who keep lying to themselves that they're not authoritarian.

oh, and don't EVEN get me started on that dumbfuck Hasan.

tl;dr, socialists who want to pretend to be libertarian.

Emily, (inhabitant of Pittsburgh): "Hi!!! I'm a Democratic Socialist, the wealth inequality in the US is INSANE! This is why we must raise the minimum wage, tax the rich, fund our schools and provide universal healthcare!"

Bobby, (inhabitant of Knoxville): "so Emily, how would you pay for all of that?"

Emily, (inhabitant of Pittsburgh): "SHUT UP YOU REACTIONARY!!! #BLM #ACAB #EatTheRich"

democratic socialist by ¡AFUERA! enjoyer December 8, 2024

Democratic Socialism 

An anti-capitalist political ideology advocating for socially owned economy (socialism).

Frequently mistaken for social democracy which advocates for economic and social justice but is not anti-capitalist.

Bernie Sanders DOES NOT advocate for democratic socialism, he's a social democrat.

Democratic Socialism by restinpiece August 28, 2020

American democratic socialism 

What the rest of the world calls social democracy. Much like American football, we’ve created our own definition. After years of political scientists cringing at misuse of the word, people are throwing their hands up, and accepting that in the US, socialism means something completely different than it does literally anywhere else.

Person 1: I thought socialists wanted to “seize the means of production.”
Person 2: Bernie advocates American democratic socialism. He doesn’t want any of that.

American democratic socialism by Lamdba March 3, 2020

Democratic Socialism 

A "Big Tent" definition of Democratic Socialism, that includes Bernie Sanders, AOC, me, and maybe you:

A democratic process of defining, shaping, and implementing shared agreements to ensure that (A) The essential needs of every individual and community are met*, (B) Every individual/organization does and gives their fair share in support of healthy, safe, and functioning communities, and (C) Every individual/organization/community/nation considers their impact on their neighbors, resources, and planet.

A participatory, non-exploitative, and regenerative system of economics that supports individual, community, and planetary well-being.

*Essential Needs: Housing, water, food, safety, health care (including physical, mental, and dental health), education/childcare, transportation, communications, banking, and retirement/disability income.

Democratic Socialism empowers the democratic majority to end the exploitative, unsustainable, and non-regenerative behaviors of individuals, organizations, and governments in support of individual, community, and planetary well-being.

Democratic Socialism by Bay Area Person February 18, 2019

Democratic socialism 

A political ideology advocating a transition to a socially owned economy through democratic means. Democratic socialism is not to be confused with social democracy (an ideology that advocates for a mixed economy and a welfare state, while retaining the structure of capitalism).

Notable advocates of Democratic socialism include Clement Attlee, Jeremy Corbyn, Eugene V. Debs, Albert Einstein, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Democratic socialism by AlphabetMafia2663 September 26, 2022