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Originally posted by Espresso
All of this "socialism" critique. Can we actually put it into perspective? Especially when compared to some of Europe?
Where has unfettered capitalism gotten us lately?
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I don't want to be that guy, but I'll say it.
Europe is NOT socialist. People have the wrong view on what it is. They are capitalist countries that are protectings its citizens. The US too has similar safety nets like welfare, and food stamps. Much of the world is run by a mixed economy,and clearly is more capitalist.
Its the same argument with communism. People though that the USSR, Cuba and China were communist but they were not. They were totalitarian regimes with
state capitalism.
Many so called "socialist countries" don't even have a nationalised business model. The means of production are not owned by the workers. There's free trade and so on. They are just liberal democracies. And those liberal policies work well in Europe, they can't in the US. The country is too diverse, and people see everything for themselves and not the greater good.