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There are a number of variants, but we can provisionally define it as a political ideology which prescribes the use of democratic collective action to extend the principles of freedom and equality valued by democrats in the political sphere to the organization of the economy and society, chiefly by opposing the inequality and oppression created by laissez-faire capitalism.

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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or forgetting Wallace was Roosevelt's VP twice and the Truman choice was a big party policy move.

Assuming Wallace is even known or acknowledged.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

~~What’s funny is before I commented I was thinking “what was that famous racist Democrat’s name in the 60s?? Ah well.”~~

~~You nailed it in one (Wallace) and I didn’t even remember he was FDR’s VP!~~

~~Literally a segregationist.~~

Different Wallace!

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wrong Wallace. Henry was FDRs VP and was a Progressive that fought for desegregation in the 40s. George is was the Alabaman segregationist in the 60s.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Oooh my bad.

Thanks for giving me the one I was thinking of in a roundabout way though!