Social Democrats USA

[RGacky3]

What do you guys think of this party. Its unique on the Left because of its support for the Neo-Conservative agenda, of spreading "Democracy" abroad, it supports a Social-Democrat style Walfare state, but its support for Neo-Conservatism is ... Different. I suppose the concept being that spreading democracy, even Capitalist democracy is a positive thing. They are also vocally not anti-Capitalist, rather they want Social Democracy to work along side Capitalism.

Any Thoughts?

[Demogorgon]

Reagan appointed members of them to his administration. If that doesn't tell you what you need to know about them I don't know what does.

[ZX3]

Originally posted by [email protected] 08, 2007 06:39 pm
Reagan appointed members of them to his administration. If that doesn't tell you what you need to know about them I don't know what does.
What Social Democrats were appointed to office in the Reagan Administration?

[RedCommieBear]

Originally posted by patton+March 12, 2007 05:54 pm--> (patton @ March 12, 2007 05:54 pm)
[email protected] 08, 2007 11:16 pm
What do you guys think of this party. Its unique on the Left because of its support for the Neo-Conservative agenda, of spreading "Democracy" abroad, it supports a Social-Democrat style Walfare state, but its support for Neo-Conservatism is ... Different. I suppose the concept being that spreading democracy, even Capitalist democracy is a positive thing. They are also vocally not anti-Capitalist, rather they want Social Democracy to work along side Capitalism.

Any Thoughts?
They sound like a very interesting party.[/b]
The organization is pretty much dead. Most of the former members are Schatmanites turned neoconservatives.

SD-USA on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democrats_USA)
SD-USA Official Page (http://www.socialdemocrats.org/)

[RedCeltic]

RIGHTWEB (http://rightweb.irc-online.org/) Which is a program that tracks the work of those outside the government influencing US Policy, shaping or supporting US Global "War on Terror" has interesting Info on Social Democrats USA.

This Article (http://rightweb.irc-online.org/groupwatch/sd-usa.php) Shows their background, funding, activities, influence, positions etc..


Government Connections:

Carl Gershman, chair of SD/USA from 1974 to 1980, was an aide to Jeane Kirkpatrick when she was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. In 1984, he served as an adviser to the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America

(the Kissinger Commission) established by President Reagan. (2) Penn Kemble was on the advisory committee of the U.S. Information Agency's (USIA) Voice of America. (34)

Arch Puddington worked for USIA's Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. (35)

Elliott Abrams was Assistant Secretary of State for InterAmerican Affairs in the Reagan administration. Prior to that he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and as a staffer for Sen. Henry Jackson. (40) Abrams was a major figure in the Iran-Contra Affair. (41)

Bruce McColm served as a consultant to the U.S. Senate's Central American Monitoring Group and has taken congressional representatives on fact-finding tours in Central America. (11)

Jeane Kirkpatrick was the U.S. delegate to the United Nations during the Reagan administration. (53)

Max Kampleman was a legislative counsel for Sen. Hubert Humphrey and a chief U.S. negotiator to the Geneva arms talks with the Soviet Union. (40)

[Severian]

It's the most right-wing "Socialist" party in the U.S.

The different "social democrats" and "democratic socialists" split during the Vietnam War. The Social Democrats USA were the faction which supported the Vietnam War, straight-up. They endorsed Nixon against McGovern. While the Democratic Socialists of America endorsed McGovern, I think.

The Socialist Party were the social-democratic faction which actually participated in the antiwar movement.