Neither AOC nor Sanders are social democrats in the European or Latin American style (although Elizabeth Warren or Jeff Merkely could be). AOC and Sanders are “democratic socialists,” which is the term adopted by Marxist parties after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. They are supported by the “Democratic Socialists of America,” whose leaders are openly Marxist.
Here is a good article by Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu that clarifies the difference
Neither AOC nor Sanders are social democrats in the European or Latin American style (although Elizabeth Warren or Jeff Merkely could be). AOC and Sanders are “democratic socialists,” which is the term adopted by Marxist parties after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. They are supported by the “Democratic Socialists of America,” whose leaders are openly Marxist.
Here is a good article by Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu that clarifies the difference
https://jordantimes.com/opinion/daron-acemoglu/social-democracy-beats-democratic-socialism