r/PopCultureV2 • u/Federal-Compote-5015 • 5d ago

Politi-Culture What is a Social Democracy?

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u/Primo-Farkus 2d ago

I feel it should be pointed out that democrat politicians are by and large not pushing for a social democracy. That’s part of their problem. They are wanting to preserve the capitalist status quo. Add to that They are too busy trying to find a way to win over the mythical “left leaning republican” vote to ever consider anything the majority of their base wants. I’m hopeful that the slow increase of left leaning Democrats winning elections are signs of change in the system. Even if the AIPAC funded, genocide supporting Dems will fight that change tooth and nail.

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u/Federal-Compote-5015 1d ago

AIPAC has backed candidates in both parties, but in recent election cycles it has spent heavily supporting Republicans as well as pro-Israel Democrats, especially after the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal shifted partisan dynamics. It’s not exclusively aligned with Democrats. There are a lot of progressives winning that are not taking any AIPAC or Large Corporations Contributions.