Social Democracy

Social Democracy, often clipped to SocDem (or SuccDem by ideologies that disagree with it), is an economically center-left, culturally left-wing, and civically moderate, though usually leaning libertarian, ideology. Despite often being called a " socialist" by right-wing ideologies, Social Democracy is often excluded from leftist circles as well due to their support for reforming capitalism rather than abolishing it. Social Democracy finds that welfare programs and business regulations, when achieved through reform rather than revolution, can lead to higher prosperity for the proletariat than systems of unregulated capitalism or collectivist socialism.

History
Social Democracies have been established in Europe and other types of the world as follows: India since the establishment of the DPSP, the French Republic during the 1930's before German Occupation, Australia ever since WWII, Sri Lanka since the early 1940's, the French Republic after the fall of Vichy France,  Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Greenland.

Its debatable on whether the United Kingdom or the United States also qualify as Social Democracies given the previous definition of a social democracy (capitalist countries with democratically enacted regulations and welfare states).

New Zealand
New Zealand established a Social Democratic welfare state in the 1930's, which still partially remains today. This is despite undergoing significant fiscal reforms in the 1980's under the Rogernomics system, akin to  Fiscal Conservatism.

Personality
Social Democracy is generally portrayed as being quite care-taking of other people, even if they may not like it. They are occasionally mistaken for Democratic Socialism.

How to Draw
Socdem_flag.svg Drawing Social Democracy requires a few steps:
 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Color the ball with red
 * 3) Draw a white rose on the bottom of the ball
 * 4) Add the eyes, and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File: Keynes.png]] Keynesianism - We make the government spend... together
 * [[File: Cap.png]] Capitalism - You are good at making the economy grow so there is a lot of resources.
 * [[File: Soc.png]] Socialism - You are good at ensuring everyone has the right to what they deserve like Healthcare, Housing and so much more.
 * [[File: Lpop.png]] Left-Wing Populism - We work great during elections, and we both care about the common people.
 * [[File: Demsocstar.png]] Democratic Socialism - My more leftist sibling.
 * [[File:Kemal.png]] Kemalism - My Turkish nationalistic variant. He's based.

Frenemies

 * [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - I SHALL WIN THIS ELECTION NOW, otherwise you're not an extremist.
 * [[File: Leftnat.png]] Left-Wing Nationalism - You want to establish socialism, but you're a bit too culturally right.
 * [[File: Socauth.png]] Social Authoritarianism - You have good ideas, but please, calm down a bit.
 * [[File:Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - My dear son, how can you guide the market without a strong mother's say?
 * [[File: Socgeo.png]] Social Georgism - I mean, sure, it sounds fair, but what about all the middle class homeowner votes!?

Enemies

 * [[File: Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - At least you're not [[File:Plcn2.png]] Paleocon...
 * [[File: Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - Just because I like Bernie Sanders doesn't mean I'm a Communist!
 * [[File: Luxem.png]] Luxemburgism - *quietly tightens fiber wire*
 * [[File:LeftCom.png]] Left Communism - Keeps calling me the "moderate wing of fascism"
 * [[File: Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - Healthcare is a human right!

Further Information
For overlapping political theory see: Socialism, Social Liberalism,  Keynesianism,  Liberalism,  Liberal Socialism,   Regulationism,  Democratic Socialism,  Third Way,  Bernsteinism

Literature

 * A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
 * The Basics of Social Democracy by Thomas Kasting
 * Foundations of Social Democracy by Tombias Gambert
 * The Working Man's Programme by Ferdinand Lassalle
 * Social Democracy After the Cold War by Bryan Evans

Wikipedia

 * Social Democracy
 * Welfare State
 * Category: Social Democracy

Videos

 * What is Social Democracy? (with playlist) by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
 * Social Democracy vs. Social Liberalism Explained by Liberaven
 * Democratic Socialism Vs. Social Democracy by Secular Talk

Online Communities

 * r/SocialDemocracy
 * r/GenZSocialDemocrats
 * r/SocDememes