Historically, social democrats considered themselves the first thing.
And in practice, most use the term "democratic socialism" to distinguish themselves from those no-good "authoritarian" socialists while supporting capitalist, imperialist states, so I apologize for not seeing the distinction as all that meaningful.
Historically, social democrats considered themselves the first thing.
And in practice, most use the term "democratic socialism" to distinguish themselves from those no-good "authoritarian" socialists while supporting capitalist, imperialist states, so I apologize for not seeing the distinction as all that meaningful.