>>7175107>Socialism has never worked, Carl>That's because real socialism has never been triedI've never claimed that. It's been tried in many countries. The Soviet Union is a good example of successful socialism. Cuba today is also a working example of socialism, surprisingly they're surviving as a socialist country even though they're right next to the US.
>Yes it has, Carl. It always becomes a totalitarian police state and kills millionsYep, socialism has killed 100 trillion people.
>What about Scandinavia?>They are successful because of free market capitalism. They are one of the freest markets in the world.Of course Scandanavia isn't socialist. It's "social democracy", better called "welfare capitalism".
>The only way they can support their socialist programs is with free market capitalism, Carl.If you look at Europe, especially Scandinavia, social democracy is starting to become more unsustainable, and the "socialist programs" are starting to face more privatization. The USSR had free education, healthcare, etc. as well, and they supported it without capitalism.
