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Source: 30dB.com – Democratic%20Socialism
Democratic socialists, who are both anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist, were endorsed by former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during the 2016 election. More recently, political activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cinched the Democratic Party nomination for the midterm elections back in June by running on a democratic socialist platform in what many have called an upset since she beat a popular and powerful incumbent congressman from New York. Most Western countries have significant democratic socialist parties, such as the UK’s Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Will more Democrats swing further left and join those ranks? A significant majority of social media users are supportive. Democratic socialism, which gets 58 percent positives online. However, it’s worth noting that a fair share of those opinions comes from English-speaking users in countries with established democratic socialist movements. –Hugo Guzman
Republished from 30dB