Definition of democratic socialism
: social democracy 1
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Now, Brooks and Sullivan find themselves in a very different political universe, where Trumpian Republicans openly embrace ethnic nationalism while the left forthrightly advocates democratic socialism and identity politics.
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Only in 2016, thanks to Sanders, with his advocacy of single-payer healthcare, direct opposition to financial interests in politics, and open declaration of democratic socialism, was his conversion complete.
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How could 12 million primary voters cast ballots not for market-friendly progressivism or New Deal liberalism, but democratic socialism?
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Bernie Sanders combined it with a call for democratic socialism, as did Jeremy Corbyn in Britain’s recent general election.
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First Known Use of democratic socialism
1848
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