Social democracy chose containment over transformation of capitalism’s crisis.

Evidence

The personal activity of the sovereign after 1760 and the emergence of great issues of principle found the Whigs helpless and divided into rival clans. … He could supply the ideas, but first he had to convince the Whigs that a party could be formed and held together on a ground of common principles. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1487 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Social democracy made the state police the working class it claimed to represent.; Lenin’s anti-left-opportunism doctrine legitimized Communist accommodation with capitalism; Political divisions weaken the effectiveness of governance during crises. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1487 (+3 more)

Broader Connections