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Arguably the defining characteristic of all of socialism is a [[big government]] monopoly over the means of production. For this reason, the [[DSA]] has stated that social democracy is "good, but not good enough".<ref>[https://www.dsausa.org/social_democracy_is_good_but_not_good_enough Social Democracy Is Good. But Not Good Enough.]</ref> The Foundation for Economic Education also recognizes that social democracy is not democratic socialism, due to the lack of state-run means of production in the Scandinavian countries.<ref>[https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/ The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism]</ref>
Arguably the defining characteristic of all of socialism is a [[big government]] monopoly over the means of production. For this reason, the [[DSA]] has stated that social democracy is "good, but not good enough".<ref>[https://www.dsausa.org/social_democracy_is_good_but_not_good_enough Social Democracy Is Good. But Not Good Enough.]</ref> The Foundation for Economic Education also recognizes that social democracy is not democratic socialism, due to the lack of state-run means of production in the Scandinavian countries.<ref>[https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/ The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism]</ref>
==''What is the difference between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism?''==
An oft asked question is ''What is the difference between Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism?
A Social Democrat, while being a far left advocate of big government, and is not entirely respectful of [[private property]] and [[human rights]], nonetheless can function in a multi-party system, is capable of negotiation, compromise, and forging coalitions with non-Marxists. Many non-Marxists view Social Democracy, rightly or wrongly, with suspicion as a stepping stone to Democratic Socialism.
Democratic Socialism by contrast is entirely intolerant singie-party totalitarianism. Because Marxist doctrine and socialism intrinsically are anti-democrat, prone to a dictatorship and corruption, the [[oxymoron]]ic phrase, 'Democratic Socialism's was born as an internal reform among party members demanding voting rights in a [[collective]] leadership of the "[[revolutionary vanguard|permanent revolution]]" after the 'dictatorship of the proletariat'. In short, "Democratic Socialism" in Communism with a human face, or human name, at least.
Like all questions in Marxist dialectics, you never really get a straight answer to anything. Words and language constantly change meaning to fit the needs of the moment.
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