Democratic Socialism
Current that seeks to move beyond capitalism through elections, with social ownership of large firms, cooperatives and workplace democracy, rejecting both the vanguard party and mere social democratic management of the market.
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In one sentence
I want to move beyond capitalism through the ballot, with large firms under social ownership, cooperatives and workplace democracy, never one-party rule.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Strong · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Strong · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward progressive than 89% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 82
Of all the topics, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Structure
On Structure, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 38This ideology 41
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Bernie Sanders
An American politician, Bernie Sanders is the leading voice of democratic socialism in the United States, defending universal public healthcare, labor rights, and the fight against inequality and the power of large corporations.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyHasan PikerPolitical Commentator and Streamer98%
SociallyMark FisherCultural theorist and writer99%
EconomicallyOtto NeurathPhilosopher and economist100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsGustavo PetroFormer President of Colombia97%
PoliticsJean-Luc MélenchonPolitician and Socialist Leader97%
ActivismGuilherme BoulosActivist and minister97%
PoliticsSalvador AllendeStatesman96%
ActivismKarl LiebknechtRevolutionary96%
ActivismJeremy CorbynPolitician95%
EconomicsKarl PolanyiEconomist and economic historian95%
EconomicsEduardo MoreiraEconomist, Author, and Communicator95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Allende's Chile
1970–1973Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
Other close countries
Vermont (United States)
Progressive-communal regionA small rural New England state, Vermont combines direct-democracy town meetings, the progressive politics of Bernie Sanders, cooperatives, dairy farming and environmentalism, with one of the least religious populations in the country and permissive gun laws.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRojava (North and East Syria)Democratic-egalitarian confederalism91%
SociallyZapatista Chiapas (Mexico)Indigenous-communal autonomy92%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism99%
The most distant
Allende's Chile
1970–1973Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParis CommuneMarch–May 187189%
SociallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193996%
EconomicallyGaddafi's Libya1969–201199%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Current that advocates social reforms and the expansion of rights to promote equality and justice, trusting progress, science, and collective action to transform institutions and overcome inequalities.
Closest in other spectrums
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Branch of socialism advocating the global unity of working people against capitalism, rejecting bourgeois nationalism, and defending international working-class solidarity.
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