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> Socialism isn't a dirty word, It is, for people like me, who have actually experienced living under a socialist regime.

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• paulryanrogers 2y ago
  Was it the socialism or the autocracy, behind thr veil, which made it so unpleasant?
  • Andrew_nenakhov 2y ago
    The socialism, of course. Unlike socialism, autocracy can be prosperous.
    • paulryanrogers 2y ago
      Is there somewhere I can read more about it? Because there are democratic socialist countries doing quite well (especially in Scandinavia), and autocracies of all kinds doing poorly (like Venezuela).
      • Andrew_nenakhov 2y ago
        Contrary to popular myth, the model socialist Scandinavian country, Sweden, is not socialist. [0] They were more socialist in the 1970s, when the country suffered greatly under the socialist government. Popular writer Astrid Lindgren was taxed 102% of her income at one point. [1] [0]: https://scandinaviafacts.com/is-sweden-socialist/ https://scandinaviafacts.com/is-sweden-socialist/ [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomperipossa_in_Monismania https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomperipossa_in_Monismania