Reddit reviews The Theory of Social Democracy

This PDF, Foundations of Social Democracy is quite informative and accessible, I think. As regards the history of social democracy, maybe this PDF, Understanding Social Democracy, is as good as it gets. They both express a normative as well as a descriptive view on social democracy, mind you (meaning none of them may be THE correct "answer" to the question: what is social democracy?). If you want a book (perhaps after you've read the PDFs), I can recommend Thomas Meyer: The Theory of Social Democracy.

As regards, John Rawls, he is a liberal egalitarian, and though his model is arguably compatible with social democracy, his is not a specifically social democratic model. (Of course, John Rawls is a must-read for any student of modern and contemporary political philosophy anyway, so keep reading it!)

I hope others can comment and/or provide their input too! I by no means claim to be an expert on social democracy or political theory!

They called him out because Bernie kept calling these countries socialist when in fact they are social democracies mostly centered around the Nordic Model. Which is not socialist and still very much a capitalist system typically with a coordinated market economy; one superior to our own at that. You'd know this if you actually read your own article.

I see below that you even managed to call Bernie a communist which is incredibly off base. Bernie describes himself as a Democratic Socialist which is the Socialist lite on that spectrum. Even then, his policies don't reflect Democratic Socialism, they reflect Social Democracy. Several actual socialists have even called him out on it. Clearly, you need a good read to educate yourself on these matters. Both this and this book should work wonders for you. Have a video that's short, snappy, and free while you're at it.