Originally Posted by Isbjørn

Democratic socialism is collective ownership of the means of production attained through democratic means. Bernie Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist, but he's a social democrat, wanting to expand govermental welfare programs, raise the minimum wage, etc. while leaving capitalism intact.


Was there any way that it could've gone right?



I found it on Verso a while ago, they had an e-book giveaway. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but I will as soon as I have time. Automation is an important subject that people don't talk about - it can go horribly wrong if left to the logic of the market, but benefit humanity greatly if done in the framework of socialism.