Why I'm not a Socialist

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5. I agree with you that Social Democrats is the much better (and accurate) term to use. I disagree

that "it is pointless and distracting to parse this so minutely". I'm glad Pakman is addrssing this and I hope he does more on this. I see a couple of issues

1. To hell with the Republicans, they'll do what they do, and just make shit up. Democrats need a clear vision of who they are, what they aren't and what they want to get across to the public.

2. There are hard leftists hiding under the name Democratic Socialists. I see it here in Europe where the astute ones have moved on from calling themselves the Socialist Party or the Communist Party, to cuddlier names. So much so that it's hard to tell who is who anymore.

3. Once Centrist Democrats have found their feet again (which I believe they are starting to do), it will be important to distinguish between Social Democrats and Democratic Socialists. As I said in another thread, nothing good can come from a party within a party. Ultimately, I do believe they will be a reckoning.

I don't know enough about AOC, but my guess is that Sanders is old school socialist, but not so socialist as being unwilling to indulge in the benefits of capitalism.