Never mind. They don't even acknowledge the collapse of the USSR.
Funny how China, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc are all moving to Capitalism. With oil prices so low, it is only a matter of time before Baltic States implode and move to Capitalism.
because we don't want to be like venezuela.
we kinda like the norway/denmark/finland models of democratic socialism.
So the REAL question is; when we point to finland why do conservatives shout VENEZUELA?
Why are you INCAPABLE of discussing Finland? or Norway?
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I think a lot of people, know very little about the so-called "Democratic socialism" of the Nordic states.
It's not socialist. In fact, I would tell you it is more right-wing in many ways than the US is.
Let me give you a simple example. Is welfare a socialist policy? Giving people money who are not working, simply because they exist, is clearly a "to each according to their need (even if they refuse to earn it)" is clearly socialist.
Yet, many of the Bernie left-wingers would be shocked to know.... most all nordic countries have no welfare program at all. Did you know this? There is no 'welfare' as we know it, in Denmark.
They have unemployment compensation. But you do not qualify for unemployment compensation unless you work for a 1 full year. Plus, all unemployment compensation is limited to exactly 1 year. Additionally the amount of unemployment compensation you get is determined by 60% of your average income over the past 5 years.
Is that socialist? Requiring people to work, or they get no support? No. That is more capitalist.
Now, if we proposed that system here in the US, would the left-wing here in the US support it? Would Bernie support it? No, they would be screaming that we were kicking people off welfare, and they were all going to die in the streets. We know this, because in the 90s when we cut welfare rolls in half, they screamed bloody hell.
So do you people really support nordic "democrat socialism"? No, you don't.
Like in Finland, if your child cannot keep up with students in public schools, they are removed from those schools. They have the exact opposite policy of no child left behind. Would you support that? They also have a much lower salary for entry level teachers. Would you support lower pay for new school teachers?
If we proposed Finland style education, where students who couldn't keep up, were not admitted to high school, and teachers had a lower salary to start with, would the left-wing in this country support it? Would Bernie? No you would be screaming.
So you left-wingers talk about Nordic socialism constantly, and then oppose all the policies they have in their countries. You are not in love with Nordic Policy, you are only in love with the myths you want to believe are true of Nordic countries. But they are all myths.
