Will Socialism Be Successful In America Today?

“Democracy is the road to socialism,” from the famous words of German Philosopher Karl Marx. In today’s day and age, there is an incredible shift to a more social, liberal agenda within American politics, to which embracing social reforms such as gender equality, feminism, same-sex marriage and so on is taking shape. As well as political shifts to more socialistic views in both restrictions on free trade and controlling big business monopolies in order to give more equality to workers and the less fortunate in both economics, and the political realm. This is the America of today and many are questioning the America of tomorrow. Many social scientists believe American society, economics and even politics is shifting toward socialistic

However, even with the failures of 20th Century socialistic regimes, would socialism be better suited and successful in a more modern society such as America today? This lends to the debate of different socialists organizations within America and which would be best suited for the job of establishing a new socialistic America. To which, if one is found, would that form of socialism be successful to preserving democracy and maintaining a non-radical stance to power and control unlike past socialist regimes? Socialism in itself is of public concern; socialism is making resurgence back into American politics, this ideology has not been a competing opponent to typical political parties in America since the early 20th century. While in the present, socialism is returning and the ideas of Democratic Socialism could be the best form of socialism in America, due to its reform movements, the goals of equality of labor, wealth and society and how America would look as a new 21st Century