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In this episode, Drew and Alex have a comparative discussion about the difference between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism. In the light of democratic candidates like Bernie Sanders, they decide it is good to talk about the fact that some call him a communist and others call him an important change to a broken system. First they discuss how a Social Democracy still operates within a capitalist system, but favors more social welfare programs and state spending. Then they discuss how Democratic Socialism may be harder to gauge within a country because it pushes for a systematic change from capitalism to socialism, but wants to do so through the means of fair and democratic elections. They also discuss whether the United States is ready for either model and how many Americans don’t understand these two systems and claim that anything outside of “Left” or “Right” is seen as communism or fascism.
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In this episode, Drew and Alex have a comparative discussion about the difference between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism. In the light of democratic candidates like Bernie Sanders, they decide it is good to talk about the fact that some call him a communist and others call him an important change to a broken system. First they discuss how a Social Democracy still operates within a capitalist system, but favors more social welfare programs and state spending. Then they discuss how Democratic Socialism may be harder to gauge within a country because it pushes for a systematic change from capitalism to socialism, but wants to do so through the means of fair and democratic elections. They also discuss whether the United States is ready for either model and how many Americans don’t understand these two systems and claim that anything outside of “Left” or “Right” is seen as communism or fascism.