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This is a political community dedicated to broad ideas of Sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ which is a political ideology that has several different variants. We welcome anyone to discuss and participate in this community

What is Social Democracy?

There are a number of variants, but we can provisionally define it as a political ideology which prescribes the use of democratic collective action to extend the principles of freedom and equality valued by democrats in the political sphere to the organization of the economy and society, chiefly by opposing the inequality and oppression created by laissez-faire capitalism.

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We live in a reality where Walmart employees beg for donations and people are afraid to go to the hospital (discuss.online)

submitted 2 days ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/socialdemocracy@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So... It all started with rugged individualism when the west was still "unconquered" and now here we are. I've met a person that when talking about taxing the rich, replied unironically "what if I get rich?" To which I just had absolutely no reply. He's close to retirement and too kind a person to exploit folks sociopathically. I really can't fully understand how people get to this place where they defend their oppressors. It's like some kind of Stockholm syndrome.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly, they're not scare of universal healthcare, they're scared of losing their once a year vacation where they get to feel rich for one week a year. They literally work all year to feel rich for a week and that's more important than healthcare or anything else in their lives.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 points 2 days ago

This guy is literally the "temporarily embarrassed millionaire" type. The dude is my peer, and there's not a snowball's chance he'll ever be that wealthy, or that I will.