No word about voting systems? Then here is a quick introduction to the four different systems of government in the world, based on structural setup.

1/ Single party nations. Even communist nations are elitist nations in that they allow the nation to embrace one path and not embrace alternate paths or breaking open the single bulwark of power. This can go well for a few reasons: smart leaders plus an entire nation is the responsibility of these leaders. Weakness is seen with smart leaders being replaced by dumb leaders with stagnant views how to go about, and when leaders start to look for the elite's needs instead of the nation's needs. A system that groups itself around an elite can end up choking itself in groupthink.

2/ Two-party nations. There are hardly any two-party nations in the world. The UK and the USA are the most famous ones. The benefit is that there is great power concentrated in the hands of a few and this is therefore a model for quick action in the larger scheme of things. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan letting go of much governmental regulation is the most obvious example. The elite and the middle of society can greatly benefit from this setup, while almost made 'immune' to foreign forces. The weak part is also obvious, because the bottom and some of the middle are undervalued in these societies; they are not represented at the tables of decision making, while the brainwash is that everyone is represented. In winner-take-all, obviously not everyone is represented. So, two-party nations automatically create a very split society of haves and have-nots, with the have-nots potentially pushed down to the gutter.

3/ three-to-six party nations. This is where the socialist democrats are first possible. Only when part of a nation with free elections can we talk about socialist democrats, because the two other systems discussed so far were not democracies. The benefit is that freedom for the electorate is guaranteed and at the same time capped at some specific level (5% or 10%, for instance, before a party gets seats). Those pushed toward the bottom in society will get their representatives to stand up for them. The bottom is not as deep as in the two-party system, and the top will not be as high in the air as in the two-party system. but the rich will still be the rich. There isn't much of a downside to this system other than lacking the refined political expression of the last group of nations.

4/ many-party nations. This system is particularly great for nations that are not too large. Large nations have a responsibility toward their own people, making economic decisions that impact their own society and others, while small nations do not have the same leverage; they have to adjust themselves economically to what the larger nations in the world decided. Still, the Scandinavian countries have shown that embracing a multi-party system can deliver the best path for their own people; they sit high and dry in the happiest nations in the world list for exactly that reason.

So, next time, Nikoli, do talk about political systems first and only then talk about Democratic Socialists. Discussing concepts and them being afloat in the air does not help anyone get a good grip on the matter.

The same is said about truths. They don't exist unless captured in a context. Blue is the famous example because it means something quite different in the paint store than on the couch with the shrink.

So, discussing Democratic Socialist, you have to discuss what democracy is (a system of representation) and that the two-party nations are not full-fledged democracies due to the elimination game in their elections. You must also state (but this is obvious to the reader) that your preference is the one-party nation in which an elite makes all the decisions and where the people are passive, not-empowered.

Another way of looking at the four kinds of nations is as follows:

1/ Mom or Dad in control of the House

2/ Mom and Dad in control of the House

3/ Different parts of the family (with uncles and aunts) are given control of a few homes

4/ Households in a street are given control of their street

Good luck.