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| | Democratic Socialism refers to the theory of achieving socialism through electoral means, rather than through revolution and works within the confines of bourgeois liberal democracy. |
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| '''Democratic Socialism''' refers to the theory of achieving [[socialism]] within the confines of [[bourgeois democracy]], usually through electoral means. Democratic Socialists reject the [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] theory of achieving socialism by utilising the state to oppress the bourgeoise with the goal of achieving [[communism]], as they perceive it to be "authoritarian" and "undemocratic."
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| == Origin ==
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| Democratic Socialisms origins can be traced to multiple 19th century movements, including the Chartist movement in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]], and, nominally, [[Marxism]] in [[German Empire (1871–1918)|Germany]]. The more distinct beliefs of Democratic Socialism, however, are more predicated in German Social Democrat [[Eduard Bernstein|Eduard Bernstein's]] belief in Evolutionary Socialism, that capitalisms demise would come from incremental legislation instead of through revolution. This ideology is an outright rejection of Marxism.
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| == Criticism ==
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| Many Marxists argue that in a democratic socialist society, the bourgeoisie would still be the ruling class, and thus, have significant economic and political power, and will use that power to undermine the establishment of a socialist system, as they would not be willing to extinguish their own class.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Eurocommunism]]
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| * [[Reformism]]
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| * [[Social democracy]]
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| [[Category:Left-wing ideologies]]
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