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Luis Fierro πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡©πŸ‡°πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡΅πŸ‡¦πŸŒŽ's avatar

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 β€œdemocratic socialists,” which is the term adopted by Marxist parties after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. They are supported by the β€œDemocratic 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

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