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Originally posted by Gattigap
Tell me what you mean when you say "socialist." Do you mean, say, the countries of Western Europe, who have social programs that would send you into orbit with anger, or do you mean only the hard-core socialist regimes that control most of the means of production?
If it's the latter, might I observe that your straw man is getting a little tattered and old, as it's a 1970s (or so) vintage. Better to toss that one aside.
If it's the former, please explain how the countries of (say) Western Europe are destroying their respective democracies.
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I think what you are referring to is the welfare system of those countrys. I have no problem with safety nets. When I refer to socialism I am referring to government intervention in the economy. The government manipulating markets etc. The only socialist policies they still employ in Europe are some of the countries like France (which ownes Pariba etc) own some industries and they have massive agricultural subsidies. But if you think socialism disappeared with the 70s you are sorely mistaken. Socialism is rampant throughout the third world.
