f{"id":49797,"date":"2026-08-20T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49797"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:36:12","slug":"democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published: August 19, 2026 (TheOnion.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Candidates from the left\u2019s Democratic Socialists of America party have been gaining momentum around the country in primaries leading up to the midterms.&nbsp;<em>The Onion<\/em>&nbsp;examines the common myths and facts surrounding the DSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MYTH: Socialist ideas have never worked in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FACT: No political theory has ever worked in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MYTH: The Soviet Union had democratic socialism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FACT: The Soviet Union had a dog who went to space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FACT: You are the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MYTH: The workers of the world must unite and seize the means of production from the ruling class by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FACT: The workers of the world should politely ask if they can have Labor Day off this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MYTH: DSA policies like universal healthcare would help millions of Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FACT: Israel has the right to defend itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published: August 19, 2026 (TheOnion.com) Candidates from the left\u2019s Democratic Socialists of America party have been gaining momentum around the country in primaries leading up to the midterms.&nbsp;The Onion&nbsp;examines the common myths and facts surrounding the DSA. MYTH: Socialist ideas have never worked in the real world. FACT: No political&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2405],"tags":[387,598,1894],"class_list":["post-49797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democratic-socialism","tag-aoc","tag-bernie","tag-mamdani"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Published: August 19, 2026 (TheOnion.com) Candidates from the left\u2019s Democratic Socialists of America party have been gaining momentum around the country in primaries leading up to the midterms.&nbsp;The Onion&nbsp;examines the common myths and facts surrounding the DSA. MYTH: Socialist ideas have never worked in the real world. FACT: No political... Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-20T19:36:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\"},\"headline\":\"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-20T19:36:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":162,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theonion.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600\",\"keywords\":[\"AOC\",\"Bernie\",\"Mamdani\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Democratic Socialism\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/\",\"name\":\"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theonion.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-20T19:36:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theonion.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/theonion.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/20\\\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"OccupySF.net\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":128,\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/occupysf.net\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact -","og_description":"Published: August 19, 2026 (TheOnion.com) Candidates from the left\u2019s Democratic Socialists of America party have been gaining momentum around the country in primaries leading up to the midterms.&nbsp;The Onion&nbsp;examines the common myths and facts surrounding the DSA. MYTH: Socialist ideas have never worked in the real world. FACT: No political... Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/","article_published_time":"2026-08-20T19:36:12+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18"},"headline":"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact","datePublished":"2026-08-20T19:36:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/"},"wordCount":162,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600","keywords":["AOC","Bernie","Mamdani"],"articleSection":["Democratic Socialism"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/","url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/","name":"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600","datePublished":"2026-08-20T19:36:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EXP_Democratic_Socialism_G_PH.jpg?w=1600"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/","name":"OccupySF.net","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/#\/schema\/person\/00e700b75aa844f4f1c87e65b5f31a18","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg","url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg","width":150,"height":128,"caption":"admin"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/OccupySF-Bulletin-Board-2-150x128.jpg"},"url":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}