Vladimir Lenin made it clear that the true goal of socialism is communism. He would know better than most of us.

Adding the word 'Democratic' to the word 'Socialism' doesn't change the fact that it's still 'Socialism'.

... much of the Democrat party is set on telling us which car to drive, the temperature our thermostats should be set on and whether or not we should be allowed to eat meat.

The results of a Democratic Socialist society are no different from a plain old Socialist society. Sure, adding the word 'Democratic' may make people feel better about the idea of mob rule or elite control, but the outcomes are the same.

Socialism simply substitutes the judgment of the individual with the judgment of a few arrogant elites, not so dissimilar to slave owners.