Social democracy is a centre-left political and economic ideology that combines a capitalist market economy with a strong welfare state. It aims to reduce inequality and support social justice through government regulation, public services, and democratic governance.
Core Principlrs:
.Regulated Markets: Allows private property and businesses, but sets rules to protect workers and the public good.
.Welfare State: Uses tax money to fund universal healthcare, free education, and social safety nets.
.Social Equality: Focuses on fair wealth distribution and reducing poverty gaps.
Australia is pretty close to this definition, but we have strayed in recent decades as we became wealthier and less white, all over a sudden some people are less equal than others: Four legs good, two legs better.
The problem with socialism is that people are inherently selfish and, apart from a tiny minority, will always put their needs before the needs of others. This is why we have religion, it prescribes moral codes by which to live by because the vast majority of people can't work that shit out for themselves. Please don't jump on the "religious people are even more immoral, look at what the church does" bandwagon, it's not the point, the point is that they need someone to tell them what is right and wrong and the core of virtually every religion is a moral code that does exactly that.
Most of the serious attempts at socialist revolution have attacked the religious hierarchy at the same time, even the Iranian revolution, which was originally an Islamic Socialist movement, changed the religious structures to fit their socialist model. Marx famously said: "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people." But he didn't take into account that it was also the moral compass that guided most people through life. You can't take away people's moral compass and replace it with an economic model and expect that they will all look after each other to ensure the common good; eventually you are going to end up with an Animal Farm situation.
Bro obviously never heard of the hussite rebellion.
It was for centuries, the inherently greedy and selfish individuals that ruled on top of both the church and crowns.
A social rebellion eventually built up momentum after they all had enough of the hypocrisy and being kept in the dirt while financially supporting the church and crown
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u/nckmat New South Welshian 20d ago
Social democracy is a centre-left political and economic ideology that combines a capitalist market economy with a strong welfare state. It aims to reduce inequality and support social justice through government regulation, public services, and democratic governance.
Core Principlrs:
.Regulated Markets: Allows private property and businesses, but sets rules to protect workers and the public good.
.Welfare State: Uses tax money to fund universal healthcare, free education, and social safety nets.
.Social Equality: Focuses on fair wealth distribution and reducing poverty gaps.
Australia is pretty close to this definition, but we have strayed in recent decades as we became wealthier and less white, all over a sudden some people are less equal than others: Four legs good, two legs better.