About this episode

The episode critiques the philosophy of the Democratic Socialists of America and warns against the allure of unrealistic promises in politics.

Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Kim Kennedy – The Democratic Socialists of America vaguely describes its philosophy as a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society. It is perennially tempting for humans to fall for the lie that you too can get something for nothing. It has never, ever worked out...

People in this episode

Host: Kim Kennedy

Topics covered

• Democratic Socialism
• political philosophy
• workplace democracy
• societal voice
• political critique

Keywords

• Democratic Socialists
• politics
• society
• philosophy
• Kool-Aid
• workplaces
• neighborhoods
• voice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Socialists of America

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