bulldogproud wrote:Jimmy_041 wrote:Those damn deplorables again
All countries should just do away with democracy and let the socialists rule because only they know what’s good for you
It’s worked so well in places like USSR, China, Cambodia, DPRK and Germany
Umm, don't mix up Communism or Fascism with Socialism, Jimmy.
On the other hand, according to the United Nations World Happiness Report, the five happiest countries in the world are all more socialist than capitalist in nature:
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Switzerland
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Even Australia has considerable elements of socialism in the way in which the country operates. A purely capitalist country would:
- not have any public schools, only private ones
- not have any public hospitals, only private ones
- not have a Medicare system
- not have any public libraries, art galleries or museums
- not have any public parks
- not have any public roads (all roads would be toll roads, and access could be denied to certain individuals or groups)
- not have any public access to beaches (all beach frontal areas would be privately owned, and owners could charge people for access, or even deny access to certain individuals or groups)
- (controversial, but is strictly true in a 'purely' capitalist society) not have any public police or defence force. In Australia's early days, all armies were private. For instance, Sir Rupert Clarke (owner of 'Rupertswood', where the Ashes began), had his own private Army.
These are just a few examples.
There has never been a successful purely capitalist society in the history of the world.
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