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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Maybe learn the difference between democracy and socialism before calling the northern countries socialist LMAO

Socialism and democracy are completely independent things that have nothing to do with each other. Socialism is an economic ideology, democracy is an ideology about the structure of the governing body. A socialist country can be democratic, a monarchy, an oligarchy, or have any other structure. Scandinavian countries are both democratic in that they have elected representatives, and socialist in their economic policies (hence why it is called democratic socialism) by creating a robust social safety net that they pay for with higher tax rates than you see in laissez faire capitalism.

In fact Socialism itself IS a form of capitalism. Communism is when the means of production are owned by the public (government), and trade is not free. In socialism, the means of production are still privately owned, and you still have free trade. This is a capitalist economy structure with high taxes to pay for social services. We have social services in capitalist America too - Social security, unemployment, medicare, working tax credits, homeless services, public schools - Socialist countries just take this a whole lot farther

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

mmmkayyy

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You obviously aren't very well read on political or economic theory

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Feel free to waste 10,000 characters to educate me o wise one