Has socialism ever been successful? Examples, please? (Sanders, bias, income)

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by NotSean

Do you mean communism sir? or perhaps Christianity?

However, socialism is very successful in Nordic European countries.

They aren't socialist. In fact, Denmark ranks higher than the USA in economic freedom.

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[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Floorist

Those are not socialist countries. Those are dictatorships.

Dictators frequently implement a socialist structure. The two go quite well together. In fact, all socialist countries have a ruling dictator. No dictator would allow the freedom of capitalism. Check out this list of socialist countries; All have or had a dictator or near dictator.

Cuba
North Korea
Venezuela
The former USSR
China
Russia

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

socialism creates two classes...the rich elite masters and the poor living on the scraps of welfare serfs

capitalism creates a middleclass

You've got it exactly 180 degrees reversed. Normal.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by IowaConservative

Socialism causes economic stagnation wherever it is implemented. It has caused the economic collapse of several places. Right now, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil are good examples of that. Zimbabwe is another good example of how you can ruin an economy in a few years by implementing socialist policies.

People who think Sweden, Denmark and other Scandinavian countries are examples to be followed are fools. The Swedish system will collapse economically in the next 10-15 years because they keep bringing in refugees and the economy does not even generate enough jobs for natives much less immigrants.

In Sweden, you have a large amount of overqualified people doing menial jobs, many going from unemployment to part time employment throughout their lives and several immigrants unemployed for live living on wellfare, it is just a matter of time before the bomb explodes.

Forbes - those insidious socialists - just called Denmark the best country in the world for business.

Forbes Welcome

[Tall Traveler]

Pure Socialism doesn't work and neither does pure Capitalist system...the trick is to get an acceptable balance between the two. I think Canada has it pretty close and USA isn't bad either except there needs to be universal health care and lower cost colleges.

[Floorist]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

Dictators frequently implement a socialist structure. The two go quite well together. In fact, all socialist countries have a ruling dictator. No dictator would allow the freedom of capitalism. Check out this list of socialist countries; All have or had a dictator or near dictator.

Cuba
North Korea
Venezuela
The former USSR
China
Russia

You can't have true socialism and a dictator.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Forbes - those insidious socialists - just called Denmark the best country in the world for business.

Forbes Welcome

That's because Denmark is one of the most economically free countries in the world.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Floorist

You can't have true socialism and a dictator.

And yet Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, China and Russia have done just that.

[Leo58]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

Dictators frequently implement a socialist structure. The two go quite well together. In fact, all socialist countries have a ruling dictator. No dictator would allow the freedom of capitalism. Check out this list of socialist countries; All have or had a dictator or near dictator.

Cuba
North Korea
Venezuela
The former USSR
China
Russia

None of the above are/were true socialist. The US is probably more socialistic than Russia is today.

[TheWiseWino]

"Has socialism ever been successful?"

Pretty much throughout the vast expanse of human history.

"Examples, please?"

Oh, pick any non-monarchial pre-mercantile society.