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56. He's very wrong

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:29 AM

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Who made Paul Krugman, a devout Capitalist, the spokesman for Socialism let alone Democratic Socialism?
Has anyone ever seen Paul run in leftist circles? Attending Socialist functions? At protests sponsored by Socialist orgs like DSA?
I hate to tell Paul this but he really has no idea what he's talking about here with this at all.

DSA, it's members, and other Socialist orgs all believe in the foundation of Socialism itself - Workers owning the means of production. To say "most Democratic Socialists are Social Democrats" is misinformation and I'd love to know where he gets this information from. Social Democrats believe in reforming Capitalism, Democratic Socialists want Capitalism replaced. And sorry Paul but calling someone who's a Democratic Socialist a "Social Democrat" would be an insult to them. SocDems are to the right of Democratic Socialists. Come attend a DSA meeting sometime and then come back and tell us how you were wrong.

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