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Yeah, we can see the same kind of authoritarian regime forming here in the US under Trump.
Can you name even one "leftist" administration, or a single socialist program, that has shown any movement toward an authoritarian regime? And please, be specific.
He described the Nordic model as “an expanded welfare state which provides a high level of security to its citizens, but it is also a successful market economy with much freedom to pursue your dreams and live your life as you wish.”
Yes. But more importantly the lack of a desire to implement an authoritarian regime. Though we only have to look at our own Conservative Party to see the beginnings of that.
Have the capitalist lies destroyed a society, separated families, jailed “dissidents”, brain washed the population, and destroyed civil rights among many other atrocities?
And yet they come in droves from all over the world.
You hit Godwin early. Lol Lenin n particular sold an impossible ideology to the people and the logical failure was spectacular. Capitalism had nothing to do with these dictators.
Monarchism yes, capitalism no.
Ask the millions that they killed or sent to gulags to maintain power. Mmmm….
I’m not GOP but I am an immigrant from Cuba. I know the damage that socialism brings including the erosion of civil rights. The system sounds beautiful on paper but the reality is much, much different. Look, I’m not saying that capitalism is perfect in any way but anyone that wants to get ahead financially or socially is able to. This is the reason why so many immigrants want to come to the US. Just about every interview of immigrants that I have seen or read asking them why they wanted to come to the US says to have a better life. You should learn from them.
Nonsense. Take the silver spoon out of your mouth and go live in a socialist country like Cuba or Venezuela.
This just in, person with opinion conflates dictatorship and tyranny with socialism, to the delight of other people who don't know what socialism is.
Opinion - My family lived through socialism. Most Democrats are frighteningly wrong about it.
Socialism, in practice, does not work without force and brutality, even if you give it nice adjectives like "democratic." My family learned this the hard way.www.yahoo.com
Indeed, many don't see or understand the tyranny of socialism.
Critics of Democratic socialism and proponents of Democratic socialism are using the exact same word ( socialism) to describe two entirely different concepts. When progressives use the term, they are referring to a social democracy model, similar to the systems found in Nordic countries like Sweden, Denmark, or Norway not an Authoritarian Dictatorship under a Stalin type leader!Opinion - My family lived through socialism. Most Democrats are frighteningly wrong about it.
Socialism, in practice, does not work without force and brutality, even if you give it nice adjectives like "democratic." My family learned this the hard way.
Indeed, many don't see or understand the tyranny of socialism.
Did you say 'separated families'? And 'jailed dissidents'? I can't believe that you mentioned 'brain washed the population' either. And no...surely not. Not 'destroyed civil rights' as well.
Why aren't you describing them as Democratic Socialist countries? Is it that maybe there's a difference? Well, let me think. I've been to Cuba, which is definitely socialist and have just got back from Denmark, Sweden and Finland which are the standard bearers for democratic socialism. And...yes, the first one was quite different from the other three. Apart from the music and the give-away price of Mojitos I would definitely choose the Scandinavian countries over Cuba.
1. part of the reason they come is from above. We destroy their countries and so they leave.
The Nordic countries are not democratic socialist countries but social democracies under the Nordic system. They have a free market capitalist economy with a robust welfare system. I am actually not opposed to that provided that the free market capitalist economy continues rather than an anti business attitude like it is happening in parts of California.
From here: https://people.howstuffworks.com/democratic-socialist-countries.htm
I know this is crazy to say, but the socialists/communists who put the regimes in place in places like Venezuela and Russia said the EXACT SAME THINGS that are being said now. Just because someone might say something with good intentions in their heart doesn’t mean that that is what ends up happening. I fail to see why you, and all those like you, ignore that. This is just history repeating itself.
LOL. You just can’t see that what’s happening now is the necessary response to the Biden’s lawless, irresponsible, reckless, and, frankly, hateful behavior (hateful for anyone and anything that tried to bring order and normality back to the country (and more importantly, the citizens of this country who pay the taxes. Ended to keep the country running.) He was a weak pathetic loser/puppet that couldn’t stand up to the minority of his own party who did nothing but hate on America. My opinion is, if you hate something so much, just leave and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
