"What do you mean 'You people'"
I mean the Right Wingers here. I have not seen one of you refer to Sanders or AOC as a Social Democrat, which is what they are.
"Socialism, communism, democratic socialism... Call it what you want, but it's all the same thing"
No. Just no. First off Socialism is a Prelude to Communism. Secondly Democratic Socialism is the belief of revolution through Ballot Box instead of an actual revolution to instal a Proletariat Dictatorship which is supposed to be a middle ground leading to Comunism. But that has never happened, A Socialist state becoming a Communist one I mean. Social democracy is a political, social and economic ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a liberal democratic polity and capitalist economy.
There are pretty f**king big differences between them. Don't simplify this.