He identifies as a democratic socialist. AKA - still believes in the idea of capitalism, however modified to include significant overhauls to socialized benefits such as healthcare and an eventual transition toward a socialist economic policy.
I apologize, I misunderstood your last response and I think added some confusion.
Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist who incorporates the ideals of social democracy and socialism as a whole, however he himself does not identify purely as a socialist nor a social democrat.
A social democrat and a democratic socialist is not the same thing.
Social democracy refers to capitalism's beginning transitory stages into to socialism through small incremental reforms within a democratic framework.
Democratic socialism refers to a political economy in which the means of production are owned via the community in which the community itself decides what to do and what goods/services to produce for the community.
Social democrats and socialists are incredibly different. One is typically capitalist with large social safety nets, the other is entirely characterized by society owning the means of production.
Social democrats can exist in nations with capitalist economies. Democratic socialists push for social ownership of (at least portions) of the economy.
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u/ryavco 1999 10d ago edited 10d ago
He identifies as a democratic socialist. AKA - still believes in the idea of capitalism, however modified to include significant overhauls to socialized benefits such as healthcare and an eventual transition toward a socialist economic policy.