What is democratic socialism?
Arguments for Socialism: Individualism One way the defenders of capitalism try to discredit socialism is by claiming it would destroy individuality and reduce everything to a dull conformity. By contrast they give the impression that capitalism provides people with varied, exciting lives. Nothing could be further from the truth. Capitalism proclaims individuality as the highest virtue. It talks of “freedom of choice”, of people being able to buy whatever products they wish. This is an illusion. The choice it offers us is to buy the similar products of the multinationals that dominate the world-McDonald’s or Burger King, Levi’s or Wrangler, Pepsi or Coke. The high street in almost every medium sized town or city in Britain is virtually identical to every other, offering the same goods. The great mass of people wear similar kinds of clothes, eat similar foods, shop in the same places, drive virtually identical cars, and live in similar houses or flats. This is a process that is happening
