Democratic Socialism

[thought crime]

56. If you are a Social Democrat then you, too, want to temper Capitalism's oppression

Capitalism creates wealth and services for the few (the rich) while oppressing the many (workers). It's also worth mentioning that free market Capitalism has no solution for Climate Change. Given a Market System, the alternatives are to let workers "enjoy" a trickle of wealth from the top, or to redistribute some wealth and services. Social Democrats favor redistribution or some form of Socialism Light that coexists with the Market system, to reduce or temper the "oppression" of the Market System.

This may become moot if we go ahead and replace workers with robots. OTOH AI Super Intelligence, or perhaps even sub-Super Intelligent AI, might eventually help improve government planning to the point that full or "real" Socialism becomes a viable alternative. Because I see the possibility of such things happening in the future, I must be a Democratic Socialist.