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> You can't just "nationalize" it on a whim; Governments can do exactly that. The legislature can change the law to enable it if necessary. > the US isn't Cub
by graemep 2y ago
> You can't just "nationalize" it on a whim;
Governments can do exactly that. The legislature can change the law to enable it if necessary.
> the US isn't Cuba.
it is not just communist countries that nationalised things. Much of Europe did up to the 1970s, lots of Asian democracies did.
- NikkiA 2y ago> it is not just communist countries that nationalised things. Much of Europe did up to the 1970s, lots of Asian democracies did. I suspect you're about to have your eyes opened to just how the american right feels about pre-neoliberal europe and asia.
- graemep 2y agoI already knew, but rapid downvotes on HN which is relatively rational surprised me. There was a lovely radio interview of Neil Kinnock (former leader of the British Labour Party) many years ago in which he described the reactions of some Americans to him being a socialist (and not the British equivalent of the Democrats). One woman said "You can't be socialists, you're too nice".