Good Definition of Socialism/Democratic Socialism

[Qubit]

I'm really trying to understand it. But when I search for anything explaining what it is. It's just a bunch of people spitting out broad and unspecific phrases like, to empower the middle class!, help the many not the few!. I mean anyone could say that practically for any political ideology. So does anyone actually know what the hell it is. For me it just sounds like a irrelevant world that people label themselves to push a far left liberal more communist like agenda.

Edited February 25, 2016 by Qubit

[Botre]

 empower the middle class!, help the many not the few!. I mean anyone could say that practically for any political ideology. 

 

No, not really.

 

Anyway:

 

Marxists socialism = totalitarian extreme socialism, abolish capitalism and rebuild a greed-less economy from its smoldering remains.

 

Democratic socialism = democratic soft socialism, reshape the capitalist economy so it does not exclusively  benefit the capital holders, reduce the wealth gap.

 

Democratic socialism is much more subtle and soft and realistic.

 

Marxist socialism is pretty much extinct in western society but people still use it's image and failed history to bash democratic socialism, mainly because they share the same name, other than that they are quite different.

 

The differences are of course not this black-white and some people might disagree with these (rather vulgar) definitions :p

Edited February 24, 2016 by Botre

[AresScripts]

I'm really trying to understand it. But when I search for anything explaining what it is. It's just a bunch of people spitting out broad and unspecific phrases like, to empower the middle class!, help the many not the few!. I mean anyone could say that practically for any political ideology. So does anyone actually know what the hell it is. For me it just sounds like a irrelevant world that people label themselves to push a far right liberal more communist like agenda.

There really isn't a good definition for socialism. Its just the type of market regulation that is in between communism and capitalism. As for Democratic Socialism I cant be of much help. I assume it has something to do with letting people vote for what regulations will be put on the market.

[Botre]

a far right liberal more communist like agenda.

 

You're confounding left and right

What's wrong with liberty and equality?

Socialism and communism are rather different beasts.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Book-Ideas-Simply-Explained/dp/1465402144