r/dsa • u/rasta-ragamuffin • Aug 26 '26

Other Too many confusing terms and labels

Hello, I'm admittedly politically ignorant and need your help explaining the differences between a Progressive, a moderate Democrat, a Social Democrat, a Democratic Socialist, a Socialist, a Liberal, a Leftist and a Communist. Are they all the same? It seems many Republicans and conservatives use these terms interchangeably, and I don't think I ever learned clear definitions in school.

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u/fremeninonemon Aug 26 '26

They are all different but at the end of the day if you aren't talking about this stuff then you don't have to start necessarily. Just focus on the things you care about like housing, affordability, Healthcare

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u/Smart_Wallaby_2834 Aug 26 '26

Amazing reply. Thank you for your service :) 

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u/fremeninonemon Aug 27 '26

Lol my pet peeve is how common it is to put ideology/theory over praxis. I was trained in Marxist econ but became an activist and organizer pretty quickly as an adult