Why Social Democracy Isn't Good Enough

One of the major stumbling blocks for new lefties is getting stuck in the "why can't we just have social democracy?" phase. On the surface, the Nordic Model looks pretty good - social safety nets, great public services, better workers' rights...so what's the problem? Let's talk about social democracy's critical failure, and why socialism is the better option.

If you enjoy my content, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon! Every patron, regardless of donation amount, gets early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-only Discord server!   / secondthought  

Why Social Democracy Isn't Good Enough – Second Thought
SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS

New video every Friday!

Citations and Further Reading:

How capitalism robs the Global South
   • How Capitalism Robs the Developing World  
   • Imperialism Today: Unequal Exchange and Gl...  

Social Democracy
https://jacobin.com/2018/08/democrati...
   • How Rich Countries Rob The Poor; The Failu...  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godesbe...
   • HasanAbi explains how Social Democracies a...  
https://books.google.com/books?id=_00...
https://jacobin.com/2018/09/elizabeth...
https://jacobin.com/2017/11/german-so...
https://mronline.org/2022/07/18/scand...
http://tidewaterdsa.com/concealed-imp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_...
https://jacobin.com/2018/07/democrati...
https://jacobin.com/2016/06/social-de...
https://jacobin.com/2017/08/democrati...
https://jacobin.com/2018/07/socialism...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_...

H&M
https://www.renewablematter.eu/articl...
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...
https://www.business-humanrights.org/...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wo...

The involuntary/automatic alliance of the state with capitalists
http://acdc2007.free.fr/block420.pdf

Capital strikes
https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-lef...
http://www.peterfrase.com/2011/09/the...
https://jacobin.com/2016/02/gude-thir...

François Mitterand and the austerity turn
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/29/bu...

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics...
https://jacobin.com/2015/08/francois-...

The decline of Swedish social democracy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbade...
https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii11...

Follow and Support Second Thought!
Twitter:   / _secondthought  
Patreon:   / secondthought  
BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondth...
CashApp: $JTChapman

Watch More Second Thought:
Latest Uploads:    • Плейлист  
Spaaaaaace!:    • Плейлист  
What If...:    • Плейлист  
Popular Videos:    • Popular Videos | Second Thought  

About Second Thought:
Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome!

Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com