It is easy to know why I found the issue of “Democratic Socialism” interesting. It is extremely relevant today. In doing some advance research I am finding this subject is quite complex in its nature. The opinions that I had in the beginning are all parallel with information I am finding. All the information and events do coincide with world and stateside events. When this occurs, I call it the “String of Continuity”, I believe I am finding the truth. I feel compelled to research this subject and hope to shed light through my efforts of an intellectual pursuit of fact and truth. Rather than have the information fed by propagandists who have an agenda and fail to provide a complete picture. The complete picture is what is needed for a person to make an intelligent choice as opposed to just being swayed by a silver-tongued orator. One of my questions I developed from my main research objective is what is “Democratic Socialism”. What I thought would be a simple start actually is a total subject in and of itself. Even though this would automatically ring the communism bell in most minds, it is in many ways very different. Using other countries as an example I am finding it best to compare events in Latin America to be a good indicator of positive and negative effect if the United States was to move in that direction.

I expect that Democratic Socialism may not be a good fit for the United States for reasons I will detail in my research. I believe this because what I have been reading from multiple sources. The student library has been very informative and I have been trying to stay with articles from magazines with a good reputation. I have not researched books as of yet because of the amount of content to sift thru to find what I am looking for. One discovery I made that I was unaware of is that there is also a “Social Democracy” and there is significant overlap in the design of the two.

I would probably be disappointed if I discover Democratic Socialism to be the way of the future. Only because as evidenced today, it is a radical concept that requires a tearing down of institutions. Those institutions I know and respect, the history, the symbols of this country. I do not know if there is any another way one can develop without the other being eliminated.