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Social Democracy

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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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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Because FREEDOM™!!!

As in the campaign slogan, not the actual thing.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Freedom to Choose [Food or Medicine]

~ Milton Friedman.