Social Democrats

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The Social Democrats are a major left-leaning political movement, historically associated with democratic socialism and social justice, that has played a central role in European politics, particularly in Germany.

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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf left-wing politics
political ideology
political movement
associatedWith European politics
collective bargaining
democratic socialism
labor rights
mixed economy
progressive taxation
public education
redistributive policies
social democracy
social insurance
social justice
trade unions
universal healthcare
welfare state
distinguishedFrom communism
revolutionary socialism
emergedIn late 19th century
hasPoliticalPosition centre-left
left-wing
hasStrongPresenceIn Germany
Nordic countries
Western Europe
historicallyInfluenced European welfare states
labor legislation in Europe
post-war European reconstruction policies
influencedBy Eduard Bernstein
Karl Marx
revisionist socialism
keyTheme combining market economy with social protection
expanding social rights
public ownership of key services
reducing economic inequality
state intervention in the economy
opposes authoritarianism
laissez-faire capitalism
originatedFrom socialist movement
workers' movement
strategy coalition-building in parliaments
gradual reform through democratic institutions
supports environmental protection
gender equality
minority rights
parliamentary democracy
regulation of capitalism
representative democracy
social equality
workers' protections

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Juan Negrín ("European social democracy")
influencedBy
Sturmabteilung
primaryOpponents

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