“Democratic socialism” is an oxymoron peddled by Dem/Lib morons
Socialism means that the government controls the means of production and there is little “democratic” about it. A socialist government will seize your freedom and property little by little, by force if required.
It’s like everything else controlled by “Big Government” – they take more & more until they eventually control it ALL!
Socialists insist that 'controlling the means of production' is for the corporations. They support nationalization of large companies. But the truth is that over 50% GDP is from small business. So a socialist government would have to regulate all these artisan coffee houses and vegan food trucks too.
It's amusing to think that socialist nations actually use "Democratic" in their name, e.g. "German Democratic Republic,” "Democratic Republic of Congo" and "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (there’s not enough space here to list them all) – they’re all examples of socialism.
Socialism, Communism and Fascism are very despotic systems of government. Unfortunately many people are unable to "interpret" the written word so they must trust the "zeitgeist.”
Lastly, the phrase “Democratic Socialism” is akin to so-called “Free Healthcare.” If you want to know the truth about a Leftwing program, simply take the first word and replace it with the antonym; this is how you can usually determine the true intent. For instance, the “Affordable Care Act” is actually the More Expensive Care Act; and “democratic socialism” really means dictatorial socialism. Thus “democratic socialism” is synonymous with Liberal Fascism.
Socialism is for blind libertine fools, don’t be one.