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I do not think that term means what you think it means. I realize it's convenient for you to drag it out, but please think for five minutes about this.
A social democracy achieves its goals through DEMOCRACY-voting, demonstrations, peaceful marches, peaceful occupations, petition drives, etc, etc, etc. Not through violent revolution.
Oddball has listed violent revolutions. Nazi Germany. The USSR. Mao's China. Three social upheavals accomplished by violence and the threat of violence. Through terror tactics, not through voting.
Therefore, Oddball has not listed social democracies. Oddball claimed that they started as social democracies and devolved into tyranny. He is totally, completely, factually, mistaken. Both you and he should admit that you were mistaken in calling these three governments social democracies, and move on to another point.
Hitler attained office through Democratic means, not violent revolution. The Wiemar Republic was a "social democracy," as you define the term. You obviously don't know your history. It doesn't matter how it's achieved, fascism is fascism. Government control over any industry is fascism. The Nazis had exactly the same kind of healthcare that ignorant turds like you support.