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===Founding and early years (1828–1865)=== | ===Founding and early years (1828–1865)=== | ||
The Democratic Party was founded in 1828, with ideals similar to those of the old Democratic–Republican Party of [[Thomas Jefferson]]. The early Democrats were spearheaded by a coalition of slave-owning Southern planters and a segment of the Northern bourgeoisie.<ref name="GSE">{{Citation|author=D. S. Asanov|year=1972|chapter=Democratic Party|chapter-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Democratic+Party|title=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]] (3rd ed.)|volume=8|page=76-77|city=Moscow|pdf=https://ia804601.us.archive.org/2/items/B-001-032-507-748-ALL/БСЭ_3изд_т08_517.pdf|trans-title=Boljšaja sovjetskaja enciklopjedija|trans-lang=Russian}}</ref> | |||
In 1861, the [[Statesian Civil War]] started when the most reactionary Southern Democrats declared the [[Confederate States of America (1861–1865)|Confederate States of America]] and rebelled against the Union.<ref name="GSE" /> The Confederacy was defeated by the Union under the Republican [[Abraham Lincoln]]. | |||
===Post-Civil War to end of WW2 (1865–1945)=== | ===Post-Civil War to end of WW2 (1865–1945)=== | ||
After the Civil War was over, with the contradiction of chattel slavery resolved, the differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties began to blur. Both had become big tent parties of the large capitalists, though the Democrats tried to maintain a voter base of various social strata.<ref name="GSE" /> | |||
===Cold War era (1945–1990)=== | ===Cold War era (1945–1990)=== | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 27 January 2025
Democratic Party | |
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| Chairperson | Jaime Harrison |
| Founder | Andrew Jackson |
| Founded | January 8, 1828 |
| Membership (2021) | 48,019,985 |
| Political orientation | Liberalism Neoliberalism Imperialism Factions: Centrism Social democracy |
| Political position | Center to Right-wing |
| Website | |
| www.democrats.org | |
The Democratic Party is a pro-imperialist center-right neoliberal political party in the United States. It is the more socially liberal of the two right-wing ruling parties in the government of the United States, the other being the socially conservative Republican Party. These parties differ so little in terms of substantive policy that they're often referred to as the corporate duopoly.
The Democratic Party is entirely beholden to the US bourgeoisie, the capitalist-imperialist ruling class due to its reliance on its corporate donors and lobbyist money.[1] It spends millions of dollars on ads promoting far-right Republican candidates that it claims to oppose.[2]
Even the most progressive elements of the Democratic Party (namely "The Squad") are compromised by the interests of imperialism, and routinely support wars of aggression (notably the Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq), illegal sanctions, and fail to push the party to the left as their stated goal is.
History
Founding and early years (1828–1865)
The Democratic Party was founded in 1828, with ideals similar to those of the old Democratic–Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson. The early Democrats were spearheaded by a coalition of slave-owning Southern planters and a segment of the Northern bourgeoisie.[3]
In 1861, the Statesian Civil War started when the most reactionary Southern Democrats declared the Confederate States of America and rebelled against the Union.[3] The Confederacy was defeated by the Union under the Republican Abraham Lincoln.
Post-Civil War to end of WW2 (1865–1945)
After the Civil War was over, with the contradiction of chattel slavery resolved, the differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties began to blur. Both had become big tent parties of the large capitalists, though the Democrats tried to maintain a voter base of various social strata.[3]
Cold War era (1945–1990)
1990s and twentieth century (1990–present)
References
- ↑ Patrick Martin (2020-11-09). "Biden, Democrats prepare right-wing administration" WSWS.
- ↑ Arjae Red (2023-02-09). "Is the Democratic Party the alternative to fascism, or its enabler?" Workers World. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 D. S. Asanov (1972). Great Soviet Encyclopedia (3rd ed.), vol. 8: 'Democratic Party' (Russian: Boljšaja sovjetskaja enciklopjedija). [PDF] Moscow.