Democrats are all upset over Mamdani because he’s a Democratic Socialist? Why? I don’t get it. What’s wrong with being a Democratic Socialist. It seems like a good thing to me. I thought Democrats embraced socialism.

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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

America is a capitalist nation. The Republicans openly support it. The Democrats less openly support it.

Socialism breaks the mold, it evens the playing field for everyone - people part of the establishment will always oppose it.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    There's nothing preventing capitalism from being socialist, except right-wing propaganda.

    Capitalism is a (very powerful) financial tool for societies. It can help them prosper or it can be abused and turned to fascism.

    The key is to keep the Capitalists out of government to prevent legislative capture by corporations.

    Look at the Scandinavian countries to see successful social-democratic countries that have embraced capitalism without frogmarching into fascism like the US. Sure, they're not without their problems, but I'd rather have their problems.

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