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'''Social Democracy''', often clipped to '''SocDem''', is an economically center-left ideology. It is usually [[File:Prgess.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Left|culturally left]], [[Paternalistic Conservatism|albeit not]] [[Welfare Chauvinism|exclusively]]. It advocates for [[File:Welf.png]] [[Welfarism|strong welfare programs]], unionization, with the addition of vast [[File:Regulationism.png]] [[Regulationism|regulation]] to promote [[File:Socjust.png]] [[Progressivism|social justice]]. It is often confused with [[File:Dsa.png]] [[Democratic Socialism]], or sometimes socialism in general (which is largely seen as a US phenomenon in the modern day). Despite often being called a "[[Socialism|socialist]]" by right-wing ideologies, Social Democracy is often excluded from [[File:Leftunity.png]] [[:Category:Socialists|leftist]] circles as well due to their support for merely reforming [[File:Cap.png]] [[capitalism]] as an end-goal rather than abolishing it. Social Democracy finds that a lot of welfare programs and business regulations, when achieved through [[File:Left Reformism.png]] [[Reformism#Left Reformism|reform]] rather than revolution, can lead to higher prosperity for the proletariat, rather than systems of [[File:Lfree.png]] [[Capitalism#Laissez-Faire Capitalism|unregulated capitalism]] or [[File:Soc-h.png]] [[socialism]].
==Beliefs and Views==▼
Social Democracy believes in a liberal democratic framework, [[File:Liberal Democracy.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal democracy]] is a form of system operating under the civic principles of [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|classical liberalism]]. But however, Social Democratic economics are incredibly different from classical liberalism.▼
Social Democracy is a [[File:CLeft.png]] center-left ideology that believes in a mixed economy with a [[File:Welf.png]] [[Welfarism|welfare]] state funded by progressive taxation. They believe in re-distributing wealth via taxes to make [[File:Cap.png]] [[capitalism]] more humane. However [[File:Bernst.png]] [[Reformist Marxism|many social democrats]] also consider it within their goal to abolish capitalism entirely. And [[File:LeftSocdem.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|many others]], while not being as ideological as Bernstein's followers, would consider being called a liberal or a capitalist as abhorrent. ▼
While, not being [[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism|Marxist]] (well [[File:Bernst.png]] [[Reformist Marxism|mostly not anyway]]), social democrats still subscribe to Karl Marx's scientific socialism, which calls for an analysis of historical events as class conflict and material desires being unfulfilled. Scientific socialism also calls for a mass workers' movement, opposition to an [[File:Soclib.png]][[Social Liberalism|intellectual]] and most definitely an [[File:Onenatcon.png]] [[One-Nation_Conservatism|aristocratic]] movement. This Scientific socialism is the main differentiation between a left-wing liberal and a social democrat. [[File:Soclib.png]][[Social Liberalism]] came from an intellectual elite while social democracy comes from unions, workers, and farmers. ▼
They subscribe to the [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal]] interpretation of human rights. That being the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Social Democrats alter the [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal]] interpretation of 'human rights' to include equality, justice, and solidarity. ▼
To make it simpler, here are the 4 principles of Social Democracy.▼
===Freedom===▼
Freedom [[File:LibFoundation.png]] which means, to social democrats, that every individual should be able to decide how they should live, and that the [[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism|state]] and [[File:Col.png]] [[Communitarianism|society]] should not interfere arbitrarily such as financial security, education and social opportunities. ▼
===Equality===▼
This is mainly connecting to Social Democracy's beliefs and views in Social Justice, [[File:Equality.png]] Social Equality, taxation, and welfare.▼
Social Democracies tend to support a universalist welfare. Instead of only subsidizing private services or giving them to the needy, the provisions are available for everyone. The supported policies are universal childcare, care for the elderly, education, healthcare and workers' compensation. This is due to social democrat's belief that 1) so called "means testing" is in fact more expensive than universal welfare. 2) Benefit scroungers are so rare that they do not even matter to be considered on the political scale. ▼
===Justice===▼
Justice means, to social democrats, that in the [[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism|eyes of the law]] every citizen is equal, regardless of race, gender, gender/sexual identity and wealth. However, justice also means that everyone is given equal opportunity to succeed and make their own fortune and way in life often requiring state intervention to deal with issues of crime, low education, low wages and high prices for basic necessities. ▼
===Solidarity===▼
Solidarity means everyone, society, being willing to help one another. Social democrats view solidarity as the glue that holds society together. Solidarity means that [[File:Tripartism.png]] [[Corporatism|sectoral bargaining]] is implemented in at least the most crucial industries and public services, such as healthcare, transportation and education, in order to prevent strikes in those institutions from disrupting the rest of society. But likewise, society will pay these essential workers high wages to ensure they can make ends meet. ▼
==Variants==
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▲==Beliefs and Views==
▲Social Democracy believes in a liberal democratic framework, [[File:Liberal Democracy.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal democracy]] is a form of system operating under the civic principles of [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|classical liberalism]]. But however, Social Democratic economics are incredibly different from classical liberalism.
▲Social Democracy is a [[File:CLeft.png]] center-left ideology that believes in a mixed economy with a [[File:Welf.png]] [[Welfarism|welfare]] state funded by progressive taxation. They believe in re-distributing wealth via taxes to make [[File:Cap.png]] [[capitalism]] more humane. However [[File:Bernst.png]] [[Reformist Marxism|many social democrats]] also consider it within their goal to abolish capitalism entirely. And [[File:LeftSocdem.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|many others]], while not being as ideological as Bernstein's followers, would consider being called a liberal or a capitalist as abhorrent.
▲While, not being [[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism|Marxist]] (well [[File:Bernst.png]] [[Reformist Marxism|mostly not anyway]]), social democrats still subscribe to Karl Marx's scientific socialism, which calls for an analysis of historical events as class conflict and material desires being unfulfilled. Scientific socialism also calls for a mass workers' movement, opposition to an [[File:Soclib.png]][[Social Liberalism|intellectual]] and most definitely an [[File:Onenatcon.png]] [[One-Nation_Conservatism|aristocratic]] movement. This Scientific socialism is the main differentiation between a left-wing liberal and a social democrat. [[File:Soclib.png]][[Social Liberalism]] came from an intellectual elite while social democracy comes from unions, workers, and farmers.
▲They subscribe to the [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal]] interpretation of human rights. That being the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Social Democrats alter the [[File:Lib.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal]] interpretation of 'human rights' to include equality, justice, and solidarity.
▲To make it simpler, here are the 4 principles of Social Democracy.
▲===Freedom===
▲Freedom [[File:LibFoundation.png]] which means, to social democrats, that every individual should be able to decide how they should live, and that the [[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism|state]] and [[File:Col.png]] [[Communitarianism|society]] should not interfere arbitrarily such as financial security, education and social opportunities.
▲===Equality===
▲This is mainly connecting to Social Democracy's beliefs and views in Social Justice, [[File:Equality.png]] Social Equality, taxation, and welfare.
▲Social Democracies tend to support a universalist welfare. Instead of only subsidizing private services or giving them to the needy, the provisions are available for everyone. The supported policies are universal childcare, care for the elderly, education, healthcare and workers' compensation. This is due to social democrat's belief that 1) so called "means testing" is in fact more expensive than universal welfare. 2) Benefit scroungers are so rare that they do not even matter to be considered on the political scale.
▲===Justice===
▲Justice means, to social democrats, that in the [[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism|eyes of the law]] every citizen is equal, regardless of race, gender, gender/sexual identity and wealth. However, justice also means that everyone is given equal opportunity to succeed and make their own fortune and way in life often requiring state intervention to deal with issues of crime, low education, low wages and high prices for basic necessities.
▲===Solidarity===
▲Solidarity means everyone, society, being willing to help one another. Social democrats view solidarity as the glue that holds society together. Solidarity means that [[File:Tripartism.png]] [[Corporatism|sectoral bargaining]] is implemented in at least the most crucial industries and public services, such as healthcare, transportation and education, in order to prevent strikes in those institutions from disrupting the rest of society. But likewise, society will pay these essential workers high wages to ensure they can make ends meet.
==Personality==
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