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To: sylvester80 who wrote (1120469)	2/25/2019 7:20:26 PM
From: James Seagrove	Respond to of 1573921

Sweden's War on Free Speech

To: sylvester80 who wrote (1120469)	2/25/2019 8:14:03 PM
From: RetiredNow	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo Winfastorlose Respond to of 1573921

I've noticed that you are unable to post a single post without using curse words. Do you understand that your emotion completely undercuts your arguments? This is not a very good debate technique. Anyway, back to socialism. I find it hilarious that you look to the socialist/capitalist hybrid countries in the nordic regions as your great examples. Reams of papers and articles have been written up on those to prove you idiots wrong on your points. But let me summarize if for you like this. All of the major innovations and the best companies have come out of the US. Why? Because capitalism rewards success and hard work and diversity of thought enables innovation. In those countries you mention, they have very little diversity of thought and quite a bit of stagnation. So much so, most of them are trying to find ways to loosen up on their companies, lower taxes, and back off some of the overwhelming social welfare promises they have made, which are threatening their solvency. Norway is one exception, because they have such a massive oil fund. But even they are looking for ways to survive when they can no longer count on oil. The bottom line is that socialism is evil and it destroys lives. Until you have lived in a socialist country, you don't have any credentials to say you know what you are talking about. My advice for you is read some books. Study every socialist country and its results, not just the nordic countries. You need to understand the full scope of socialism, not just cherry pick to make your points. As they say in science, make sure you have a valid sample size, before you commit to your conclusions.