The Rise of Social Imperialism in the 21st Century
Socialism as an ideology is being discussed again throughout Western countries. It is also losing its meaning.
There has been a resurgence of socialism and its discourse in domestic North American and European politics. Individuals such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other like-minded people are espousing the title of ‘democratic socialist’, alongside the advancement of a welfare state reliant on — of all things — capitalism. In Europe, a similar trend has occurred, especially after the collapse of state socialism in the turbulent years between 1989 and 1991. In the aftermath of introducing hyper-capitalism and Western European corporations into these new liberal-democratic states, the creation of new “socialist” parties occurred.
In Albania, there was the creation of the Socialist Party of Albania. In Bulgaria, there was the creation of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. In Hungary, there was the creation of the Hungarian Socialist Party. Similarly, Western European nations also have this odd conception, an example being the Socialist Party in France. The list goes on. There is one thing that these parties have in common, that predominantly being the mere adaptation of socialism to individuals and groups that seek nothing more than the…
