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And, they talk about the Democratic Socialists of America. Democratic Socialists of America
This is a good article about the difference between "socialism," "communism," and "liberalism." Socialism v. Liberalism v. Communism - By Jonah Goldberg - The Corner - National Review Online
"Here’s my problem. Socialism isn’t the scare word Weigel and others (David Frum comes to mind) say it is. I will be honest and admit that I wish it was more of a scare word than it is, but it’s really not one. I don’t think Americans think of gulags, bread lines and Red Dawn when they hear the word 'socialist.' They think of those things when they hear the word 'Communist,' which is a different thing than socialism (or at least that’s what every book on the subject and every sincere democratic socialist I’ve ever spoken to says)." From the above Jonah Goldberg article. |
Jonah Goldberg is saying he wishes that "socialism" was a "scare word" for people, but admits that it's not.
I agree with Mr. Goldberg that I would love it if more people recognized that the great murderous regimes of the 20th century all did their killing in the name of one flavor or another of socialism.
As Mr. Goldberg also opines in his essay; "can an American liberal explain what exactly differentiates the goals, ambitions and/or philosophical drives of, say, the liberal wing of the Democratic Party from European social democrats? Is there anything fundamental to social democracy that Nancy Pelosi (forget Obama for the moment) disagrees with because she is a liberal and not a “socialist”? Is there anything Nancy Pelosi believes about the role of the state that would cause the average Swedish or British social democrat to object?"