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:    • Playlist   Spaaaaaace!:    • Playlist   What If...:    • Playlist   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: [email protected]