Democratic Socialism is a political ideology that combines [[democracy]], [[civil liberties]], and [[socialism]]. It is an ideology that is in opposition to most of mainstream America which considers [[socialism]] synonomous with [[dictatorship]] and [[capitalism]] synanomous with [[democracy]] but this is not how democratic socialists view the world. [[Capitalism]] can sometimes be associated with brutal [[dictatorship]]s; the Somoza dynasty in [[Nicaragua]], the Karimov regime in [[Uzbekistan]], and the brutal reign of [[Chile]]an [[dictator]] [[Augusto Pinochet]] (who was installed in a US-backed military coup) are all example of brtual capitalist tyrannies. Capitalism can be associated with democracy and dictatorship much the same way socialism can. Democratic socialists are not as ideologically rigid as [[Marxist]]s and other Communists and will usually allow private enterprise to exist but will strictly regulate it. Some Democratic Socialist countries in the First World include the Scandinavian countries and [[France]]. Emerging socialist democracies in the Third World include [[Venezuela]] and [[Bolivia]] (although the former and sometimes the latter are considered dictatorships by many in the [[America]]n Mainstream, it is not known whether this is because of [[human rights abuses]] or just an ideological disagreement).
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[[Category: Political Ideologies]]
[[Category: Democracy]]
[[Category: Socialism]]

Democratic Socialism

2007-10-12T16:00:56Z

AllahuAkbarJihad:

Democratic Socialism is a political ideology that combines [[democracy]], [[civil liberties]], and [[socialism]]. It is an ideology that is in opposition to most of mainstream America which considers [[socialism]] synonomous with [[dictatorship]] and [[capitalism]] synanomous with [[democracy]] but this is not how democratic socialists view the world. [[Capitalism]] can sometimes be associated with brutal [[dictatorship]]s; the Somoza dynasty in [[Nicaragua]], the Karimov regime in [[Uzbekistan]], and the brutal reign of [[Chile]]an [[dictator]] [[Augusto Pinochet]] (who was installed in a US-backed military coup) are all example of brtual capitalist tyrannies. Capitalism can be associated with democracy and dictatorship much the same way socialism can. Democratic socialists are not as ideologically rigid as [[Marxist]]s and other Communists and will usually allow private enterprise to exist but will strictly regulate it. Some Democratic Socialist countries in the First World include the Scandinavian countries and [[France]]. Emerging socialist democracies in the Third World include [[Venezuela]] and [[Bolivia]] (although the former and sometimes the latter are considered dictatorships by many in the [[America]]n Mainstream, it is not known whether this is because of [[human rights abuses]] or just an ideological disagreement).

Democratic Socialism

2007-10-12T16:00:28Z

AllahuAkbarJihad:

Democratic Socialism is a political ideology that combines [[democracy]], [[civil liberties]], and [[socialism]]. It is an ideology that is in opposition to most of mainstream America which considers [[socialism]] synonomous with [[dictatorship]] and [[capitalism]] synanomous with [[democracy]] but this is not how democratic socialists view the world. Capitalism can sometimes be associated with brutal dictatorships; the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua, the Karimov regime in Uzbekistan, and the brutal reign of Chilean dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]] (who was installed in a US-backed military coup) are all example of brtual capitalist tyrannies. Capitalism can be associated with democracy and dictatorship much the same way socialism can. Democratic socialists are not as ideologically rigid as [[Marxist]]s and other Communists and will usually allow private enterprise to exist but will strictly regulate it. Some Democratic Socialist countries in the First World include the Scandinavian countries and [[France]]. Emerging socialist democracies in the Third World include [[Venezuela]] and [[Bolivia]] (although the former and sometimes the latter are considered dictatorships by many in the [[America]]n Mainstream, it is not known whether this is because of [[human rights abuses]] or just an ideological disagreement).