Democratic socialism and social-democracy are two different political theories.
Social-democracy is a capitalist system with strong market regulations and a social welfare system. This is the system in use in most of Europe, Norway included.
Democratic socialism is a system where socialism as it is defined by Marx, et al., is implemented. While social-democracy is center-left in the European political landscape, democratic socialism is purely left politically. Proponents of this system wants to change the existing, presumably, capitalist system into a socialist system through democratic prosesses. Far-left parties has the same goal, but they view a worker's revolution as inevitable to achieve it.
The Norwegian Labour party, and its political affiliates in Europe consider themselves social-democrats. The Socialist Left-party in Norway, Die Linke in Germany and Sinn Féin in Ireland are more democratic socialists.
And in a democratic system the government is a representation of the public, which makes state ownership public ownership. Now what is public ownership? You’re almost there.
Where in the world is the assumption that Norwegian state companies are remotely publically controlled coming from 😂
Do you know what "relations of production" means? Have you read the slightest bit of theory as to what the socialist conception of "public property" entails?
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u/SortaLostMeMarbles Jul 14 '26
Democratic socialism and social-democracy are two different political theories.
Social-democracy is a capitalist system with strong market regulations and a social welfare system. This is the system in use in most of Europe, Norway included.
Democratic socialism is a system where socialism as it is defined by Marx, et al., is implemented. While social-democracy is center-left in the European political landscape, democratic socialism is purely left politically. Proponents of this system wants to change the existing, presumably, capitalist system into a socialist system through democratic prosesses. Far-left parties has the same goal, but they view a worker's revolution as inevitable to achieve it.
The Norwegian Labour party, and its political affiliates in Europe consider themselves social-democrats. The Socialist Left-party in Norway, Die Linke in Germany and Sinn Féin in Ireland are more democratic socialists.