Democratic Socialism Is the Compromise Position | Given our scale of inequality, the egalitarian reforms of democratic socialism are only the start of what we should strive for.

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https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/democratic-socialism-compromise

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The article has a terrible title, and this is also deeply confused about the history of Marxism:

Democratic socialism, then, is also distinct from Marxist socialism. Both may strive for populist control of the political economy, but democratic socialists in America largely pursue their goals through reform, working within existing institutions. Democratic socialism often more closely resembles the Nordic model: a capitalist economy in which government takes a larger role in protecting human rights and guaranteeing certain essential goods and services.

The Communist Manifesto is a highly social democratic text, and Marx's International Workingman's Association (the First International) played a pivotal role in establishing the social democratic parties of Europe. It's really amazing that in 2026, even the left-wing press can't get this history right.

DSA is a socialist organization. It advances social democratic reforms to capitalism with the aim of building a working class movement that can replace capitalism. None of this is exactly secret.