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gacgacgac 2 hours ago

I'll argue -- socialist is not the same as communist. Norway is not a communist country (despite arguably being a socialist one).

GMoromisato an hour ago | parent [-]

I agree. Moreover, socialism and capitalism are not antithetical--they are orthogonal. Norway and the US have socialism (e.g., Social Security) and capitalism (e.g., people invest their capital to fund industry).

Socialism without capitalism is communism--the state owns everything.

Capitalism without socialism is anarchy: if you don't socialize a legal system, law enforcement, and national defense, then you don't have a country.

Retric 20 minutes ago | parent [-]

East India company and its armies are something of a counter argument to your second point.