| − | '''Democratic Socialism''' is a political [[ideology]] that combines [[democracy]], [[civil liberties]], and [[socialism]]. It is an ideology that is in opposition to most of mainstream American political discourse which considers socialism synonymous with [[dictatorship]] and [[capitalism]] synonymous with [[democracy]]. However, this is not how democratic socialists view the world. Democratic socialists are not as ideologically rigid as [[Marxist]]s and other [[Communists]] and will usually allow private enterprise to exist but will strictly regulate it. Some Democratic Socialist countries in the First World include the Scandinavian countries and [[France]]. Emerging socialist democracies in the Third World include [[Venezuela]] and [[Bolivia]] (although the former and sometimes the latter are considered dictatorships by many in the [[America]]n mainstream, it is not known whether this is because of [[human rights abuses]] or just an ideological disagreement). | + | '''Democratic Socialism''' is a political [[ideology]] that combines [[democracy]], [[civil liberties]], and [[socialism]]. It is an ideology that is in opposition to most of mainstream American political discourse which considers socialism synonymous with [[dictatorship]] and [[capitalism]] synonymous with [[democracy]]. However, this is not how democratic socialists view the world. Democratic socialists are not as ideologically rigid as [[Marxist]]s and other [[Communists]] and will usually allow private enterprise to exist but will strictly regulate it. Some Democratic Socialist countries in the First World include the Scandinavian countries and [[France]]. Emerging socialist democracies in the Third World include [[Venezuela]] and [[Bolivia]] (although the former and sometimes the latter are considered dictatorships by many in the [[America]]n mainstream, it is not known whether this is because of [[human rights abuses]] or just an ideological disagreement){{fact}}. |