Would you rather live in a Socialist country or an Authoritarian country?

[Joe Capitalist]

so·cial·ism | ˈsōSHəˌlizəm |
noun
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
• policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
The term “socialism” has been used to describe positions as far apart as anarchism, Soviet state communism, and social democracy. The socialist parties that have arisen in most European countries from the late 19th century have generally tended toward social democracy.

au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism | ôˌTHäriˈterēənizəm |
noun
the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
• lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others.

[Sailor]

so·cial·ism | ˈsōSHəˌlizəm |
noun
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
• policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
The term “socialism” has been used to describe positions as far apart as anarchism, Soviet state communism, and social democracy. The socialist parties that have arisen in most European countries from the late 19th century have generally tended toward social democracy.

au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism | ôˌTHäriˈterēənizəm |
noun
the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
• lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others.

What was your highest educational achievement? Do not lie now.

[Matt Dillon]

What was your highest educational achievement? Do not lie now.

My guess is a commie-indoctrinated college junior at best.

They've burned down the college standards of yesteryear, though.

Yeah, it's not even funny.

[Joe Capitalist]

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So true!

[Doc Dutch]

so·cial·ism | ˈsōSHəˌlizəm |
noun
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
• policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
The term “socialism” has been used to describe positions as far apart as anarchism, Soviet state communism, and social democracy. The socialist parties that have arisen in most European countries from the late 19th century have generally tended toward social democracy.

au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism | ôˌTHäriˈterēənizəm |
noun
the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
• lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others.

Trick question since both become authoritarian asshole countries. There are no Socialist countries which are free.

[Joe Capitalist]

Trick question since both become authoritarian asshole countries. There are no Socialist countries which are free.

Good point but what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism? I'm not condoning Socialism at all. Just getting a comparison between the two.

[Doc Dutch]

Good point but what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism? I'm not condoning Socialism at all. Just getting a comparison between the two.

The US has a "form of Socialism", but, like the Euros, the US isn't a "Socialist country" since none exist except in China....and even they need capitalism to fuel their economy.

[Drummie123]

Good point but what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism? I'm not condoning Socialism at all. Just getting a comparison between the two.

"... what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism?

THAT IS A WELL AND OFTEN DEBUNKED MYTH.

You have enjoyed the fantasy long enough. Time to wake up to reality.


The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...
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The Scandinavians embrace a brand of free-market capitalism that exists in conjunction with a large welfare state, known as the "Nordic Model," which includes many policies that democratic socialists would likely abhor.

The Myth Of Scandinavian Socialism
Search domain theodysseyonline.comhttps://www.theodysseyonline.com/myth-scandinavian-socialism
Scandinavian socialism, or to be precise Nordic capitalism, has been embraced by many utopian left-wing thinkers as the ideal interpretation of a political economy.

10 Facts You Need to Know About the 'Nordic Socialism' Myth
Search domain stoppingsocialism.comhttps://stoppingsocialism.com/2021/02/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-nordic-socialism-myth/
Nordic socialism is clearly a myth. Yes, they do have some socialized industries, including big ones like health care, but many of the other parts of their economy are freer than more than 90 percent of the other countries around the world. 2. Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes are not better off than most Americans.

Scandinavian 'Socialism': The Truth of the Nordic Model ...
Search domain lifeinnorway.nethttps://www.lifeinnorway.net/scandinavian-socialism/
Socialism is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production and workers' self-management of enterprises. That's pretty much what Marx and Engels came up with in the 19 th century.

The Myth of Nordic Socialism | The Libertarian Institute
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The Myth of Nordic Socialism. by Eben Macdonald | Nov 1, 2020. Socialism has failed repeatedly. Wherever you look—Cuba, Venezuela, India, France—the system has caused economic turmoil, stagnation, and even violence and oppression. But fear not, we are told—that was socialism simply "not done properly.". True socialism, however, can be ...

Are Denmark, Norway, and Sweden 'Socialist' Nations? NOPE ...
Search domain stoppingsocialism.comhttps://stoppingsocialism.com/2019/12/scandinavian-socialism-myth/
In reality, the Scandinavian socialist miracle is about as real as Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. The Nordic nations that are commonly celebrated as socialist utopias are neither socialist nor utopias.
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The Myth of Nordic Socialism | Barron's
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To them, socialism doesn't mean a state-controlled system like the one we saw in the old Soviet Union, but the dream of a "democratic socialism" based on the Nordic model. But their dream is based...

Scandinavia is Socialist and Other Leftist Myths Debunked ...
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Denmark (or your favorite Scandinavian country) is a prime example that socialism works. The reality is, Denmark has a free-market economy that produces goods and services that the government then...

Debunking the Myth of Socialist "Success" in Scandinavia ...
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In the new book Scandinavian Unexceptionalism: Culture, Markets and the Failure of Third-Way Socialism, however, academic Nima Sanandaji, Ph.D., makes an iron-clad case showing that the Nordic...
Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia's ...
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Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia's Wealth Is Privately Owned The Bruenig standard indicates Scandinavia is less socialist than the average non-Scandinavian country, including...



Pick one ANY ONE.

This is a rare opportunity for us to see a misinformed Liberal being confronted by the truth. And we can see how the Left promotes a lie that captures the fancy of those who want a falsehood to be true and so they keep perpetuating the lie and trying to dupe others into buying the BS.

Will you continue spreading the falsehood now, or get yourself fully informed?

[Drummie123]

"... what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism?

THAT IS A WELL AND OFTEN DEBUNKED MYTH.

You have enjoyed the fantasy long enough. Time to wake up to reality.


The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...
Search domain fee.orghttps://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/
The Scandinavians embrace a brand of free-market capitalism that exists in conjunction with a large welfare state, known as the "Nordic Model," which includes many policies that democratic socialists would likely abhor.

The Myth Of Scandinavian Socialism
Search domain theodysseyonline.comhttps://www.theodysseyonline.com/myth-scandinavian-socialism
Scandinavian socialism, or to be precise Nordic capitalism, has been embraced by many utopian left-wing thinkers as the ideal interpretation of a political economy.

10 Facts You Need to Know About the 'Nordic Socialism' Myth
Search domain stoppingsocialism.comhttps://stoppingsocialism.com/2021/02/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-nordic-socialism-myth/
Nordic socialism is clearly a myth. Yes, they do have some socialized industries, including big ones like health care, but many of the other parts of their economy are freer than more than 90 percent of the other countries around the world. 2. Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes are not better off than most Americans.

Scandinavian 'Socialism': The Truth of the Nordic Model ...
Search domain lifeinnorway.nethttps://www.lifeinnorway.net/scandinavian-socialism/
Socialism is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production and workers' self-management of enterprises. That's pretty much what Marx and Engels came up with in the 19 th century.

The Myth of Nordic Socialism | The Libertarian Institute
Search domain libertarianinstitute.orghttps://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-myth-of-nordic-socialism/
The Myth of Nordic Socialism. by Eben Macdonald | Nov 1, 2020. Socialism has failed repeatedly. Wherever you look—Cuba, Venezuela, India, France—the system has caused economic turmoil, stagnation, and even violence and oppression. But fear not, we are told—that was socialism simply "not done properly.". True socialism, however, can be ...

Are Denmark, Norway, and Sweden 'Socialist' Nations? NOPE ...
Search domain stoppingsocialism.comhttps://stoppingsocialism.com/2019/12/scandinavian-socialism-myth/
In reality, the Scandinavian socialist miracle is about as real as Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. The Nordic nations that are commonly celebrated as socialist utopias are neither socialist nor utopias.
Images for the scandinavian socialism myth

The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - YouTubeThe Myth of Scandinavian Socialism ⋆ On the BrinkAre Denmark and Sweden 'Socialist' Nations? NOPE. Here's ...Scandinavian Socialism Myth and Reality: The Norwegian ...Debunking the Myth of Socialist "Success" in Scandinavia ...The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Free Enterprise WarriorMyth of Scandinavian Socialism | aurorawatcherakThe Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...
More Images for the scandinavian socialism myth

The Myth of Nordic Socialism | Barron's
Search domain barrons.comhttps://www.barrons.com/articles/the-myth-of-nordic-socialism-51554296401
To them, socialism doesn't mean a state-controlled system like the one we saw in the old Soviet Union, but the dream of a "democratic socialism" based on the Nordic model. But their dream is based...

Scandinavia is Socialist and Other Leftist Myths Debunked ...
Search domain nationalinterest.orghttps://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/scandinavia-socialist-and-other-leftist-myths-debunked-168751
Denmark (or your favorite Scandinavian country) is a prime example that socialism works. The reality is, Denmark has a free-market economy that produces goods and services that the government then...

Debunking the Myth of Socialist "Success" in Scandinavia ...
Search domain thenewamerican.comhttps://thenewamerican.com/debunking-the-myth-of-socialist-success-in-scandinavia/
In the new book Scandinavian Unexceptionalism: Culture, Markets and the Failure of Third-Way Socialism, however, academic Nima Sanandaji, Ph.D., makes an iron-clad case showing that the Nordic...
Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia's ...
Search domain thefederalist.comhttps://thefederalist.com/2018/08/17/debunking-socialist-myths-90-percent-scandinavias-wealth-privately-owned/

Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia's Wealth Is Privately Owned The Bruenig standard indicates Scandinavia is less socialist than the average non-Scandinavian country, including...



Pick one ANY ONE.

This is a rare opportunity for us to see a misinformed Liberal being confronted by the truth. And we can see how the Left promotes a lie that captures the fancy of those who want a falsehood to be true and so they keep perpetuating the lie and trying to dupe others into buying the BS.

Will you continue spreading the falsehood now, or get yourself fully informed?

Is Denmark Socialist?

[Drummie123]

Capitalism or Socialism: Which One Is More Democratic?

[no worries]

Capitalism or Socialism: Which One Is More Democratic?

God bless America, our Constitution, our system of Capitalism, our representative democracy, our freedoms, our courageous military and our first responders. And especially, may God bless our wonderful 45th POTUS, D.J. Trump!

MAGA

Of course you do.

Dotard is a wannabe communist/dictator, given the January 6th attempted insurrection on the US capitol, so is his cult.

TRAITOR.

[no worries]

"... what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism?

THAT IS A WELL AND OFTEN DEBUNKED MYTH.

You have enjoyed the fantasy long enough. Time to wake up to reality.


The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...
Search domain fee.orghttps://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/
The Scandinavians embrace a brand of free-market capitalism that exists in conjunction with a large welfare state, known as the "Nordic Model," which includes many policies that democratic socialists would likely abhor.

The Myth Of Scandinavian Socialism
Search domain theodysseyonline.comhttps://www.theodysseyonline.com/myth-scandinavian-socialism
Scandinavian socialism, or to be precise Nordic capitalism, has been embraced by many utopian left-wing thinkers as the ideal interpretation of a political economy.

10 Facts You Need to Know About the 'Nordic Socialism' Myth
Search domain stoppingsocialism.comhttps://stoppingsocialism.com/2021/02/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-nordic-socialism-myth/
Nordic socialism is clearly a myth. Yes, they do have some socialized industries, including big ones like health care, but many of the other parts of their economy are freer than more than 90 percent of the other countries around the world. 2. Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes are not better off than most Americans.

Scandinavian 'Socialism': The Truth of the Nordic Model ...
Search domain lifeinnorway.nethttps://www.lifeinnorway.net/scandinavian-socialism/
Socialism is a political, social, and economic philosophy encompassing a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production and workers' self-management of enterprises. That's pretty much what Marx and Engels came up with in the 19 th century.

The Myth of Nordic Socialism | The Libertarian Institute
Search domain libertarianinstitute.orghttps://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-myth-of-nordic-socialism/
The Myth of Nordic Socialism. by Eben Macdonald | Nov 1, 2020. Socialism has failed repeatedly. Wherever you look—Cuba, Venezuela, India, France—the system has caused economic turmoil, stagnation, and even violence and oppression. But fear not, we are told—that was socialism simply "not done properly.". True socialism, however, can be ...

Are Denmark, Norway, and Sweden 'Socialist' Nations? NOPE ...
Search domain stoppingsocialism.comhttps://stoppingsocialism.com/2019/12/scandinavian-socialism-myth/
In reality, the Scandinavian socialist miracle is about as real as Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. The Nordic nations that are commonly celebrated as socialist utopias are neither socialist nor utopias.
Images for the scandinavian socialism myth

The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - YouTubeThe Myth of Scandinavian Socialism ⋆ On the BrinkAre Denmark and Sweden 'Socialist' Nations? NOPE. Here's ...Scandinavian Socialism Myth and Reality: The Norwegian ...Debunking the Myth of Socialist "Success" in Scandinavia ...The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Free Enterprise WarriorMyth of Scandinavian Socialism | aurorawatcherakThe Myth of Scandinavian Socialism - Foundation for ...
More Images for the scandinavian socialism myth

The Myth of Nordic Socialism | Barron's
Search domain barrons.comhttps://www.barrons.com/articles/the-myth-of-nordic-socialism-51554296401
To them, socialism doesn't mean a state-controlled system like the one we saw in the old Soviet Union, but the dream of a "democratic socialism" based on the Nordic model. But their dream is based...

Scandinavia is Socialist and Other Leftist Myths Debunked ...
Search domain nationalinterest.orghttps://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/scandinavia-socialist-and-other-leftist-myths-debunked-168751
Denmark (or your favorite Scandinavian country) is a prime example that socialism works. The reality is, Denmark has a free-market economy that produces goods and services that the government then...

Debunking the Myth of Socialist "Success" in Scandinavia ...
Search domain thenewamerican.comhttps://thenewamerican.com/debunking-the-myth-of-socialist-success-in-scandinavia/
In the new book Scandinavian Unexceptionalism: Culture, Markets and the Failure of Third-Way Socialism, however, academic Nima Sanandaji, Ph.D., makes an iron-clad case showing that the Nordic...
Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia's ...
Search domain thefederalist.comhttps://thefederalist.com/2018/08/17/debunking-socialist-myths-90-percent-scandinavias-wealth-privately-owned/

Debunking Socialist Myths: 90 Percent Of Scandinavia's Wealth Is Privately Owned The Bruenig standard indicates Scandinavia is less socialist than the average non-Scandinavian country, including...



Pick one ANY ONE.

This is a rare opportunity for us to see a misinformed Liberal being confronted by the truth. And we can see how the Left promotes a lie that captures the fancy of those who want a falsehood to be true and so they keep perpetuating the lie and trying to dupe others into buying the BS.

Will you continue spreading the falsehood now, or get yourself fully informed?

By the Federalist?

An opinion from Giancarlo Sopo?

A Cuban communist.

Trump re-election campaign's director of rapid response for Spanish Language Media strategist.

That's a hard pass.

That's not even what democrats are proposing by a long shot but teabaggers (www.teaparty.org) insist it is.

[Drummie123]

Good point but what about the Scandinavian countries? Don't they have a form of Socialism? I'm not condoning Socialism at all. Just getting a comparison between the two.

I seem to recall posting info in a discussion you were in, dispelling the notion of Scandinavian Socialism.

Stossel: Sweden is Not a Socialist Success

[reagansghost]

Trick question since both become authoritarian asshole countries. There are no Socialist countries which are free.

not in Democratic Socialist countries

is Sweden run by an autocrat?
how about Norway?
Denmark?
Canada?
the UK?
Netherlands?

what the fuck are you babbling about?