Democratic Socialism
Own the economy together. Vote your way there.
Democratic socialists want big chunks of the economy, like energy, transport, healthcare and housing, owned publicly or by workers rather than shareholders. The key word is democratic: elections, free speech and opposition parties stay. No one-party state, no revolution from above.
What they'd say
Some things are too important to run for profit.
Democracy shouldn't stop at the office door.
We win this at the ballot box or not at all.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Critics doubt you can nationalise that much and stay efficient. Revolutionaries think trusting elections is naive; social democrats think the ownership part is overkill.
Names to know
- Aneurin Bevan
- R. H. Tawney
- Michael Harrington
- Rosa Luxemburg
Its squad
Countries that think like this
These countries and regimes have Democratic Socialism as their closest match out of all 46 types.
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How this works: every ideology sits at a typical spot on the 12 axes, set by us, not copied from anywhere. Match percentages are 100 minus the average gap across all 12 axes. Countries are listed when this is the type closest to their own 12-axis profile.