What does ‘Democratic Socialism’ lead to? See Venezuela

[TomSea]

What does ‘Democratic Socialism’ lead to? See Venezuela
November 8, 2018 by Alberto de la Cruz   


History has clearly shown that socialism has led to poverty, repression, slavery, and death every single time it has been tried. Ignorance of history does not change that fact. Neither does claiming “that wasn’t real socialism” simply because another socialist regime failed to achieve the impossible utopian promises of socialism.

If you want to see what Democratic Socialism will lead to, all you need to do is look at Venezuela.

Read more at: https://babalublog.com/2018/11/08/what-does-democratic-socialism-lead-to-see-venezuela/

[WarmPotato]

But somehow Ocasio Cortez won office...

[Dexter]

The key difference between socialism and democratic socialism is that democratic socialists don't want the government to own the means of production and socialists do. They believe that certain general social goods like healthcare should be run by the government, but otherwise support capitalism.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

The key difference between socialism and democratic socialism is that democratic socialists don't want the government to own the means of production and socialists do. They believe that certain general social goods like healthcare should be run by the government, but otherwise support capitalism.

The key difference between socialism and national socialism is that national socialists don't want the government to own the means of production and socialists do. They believe that certain general social goods like healthcare should be run by the government, but otherwise support capitalism. 

[Dexter]

The key difference between socialism and national socialism is that national socialists don't want the government to own the means of production and socialists do.

No, national socialists also go after the means of production. Whether or not that very authoritarian element is involved or not is key. Anybody that wants to destroy the private sector is crazy.

[jmyrlefuller]

Democratic socialism is the idea that 51% of the people can vote themselves the right to the other 49%'s stuff.

[Fishrrman]

"What does ‘Democratic Socialism’ lead to?"

To communism, of course.
What else could it lead to?