| ▲ | 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. | ||||||||
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