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I was a kid during the Cold War. We had to take a course in 9th grade called "Civics" where we learned about the different forms of government. My kids, in the latest of the 90s, early 2000s, had to take a course called "Government" where such was taught.
In many controversal threads the term "socialism" is used in a way which is very often totaly wrong. It is widely used as a kind of "bad" word.
Sometimes i think there is not so much knowledge about these terms/ideas. For me as an european it is partly amusing when somebody calls Germany, France a.s.o. as countries with socialist-systems.
So i am very interested what is taught about different systems / societies in the u.s. school system.
You're right. But the best courses for modern day welfare states are probably modern European history courses. Most - not all - of the countries that Americans call "socialist" are based on "Social Democracy" and even that concept varies from country to country.
The one I know best is the danish system. It involves a political partnership between big labor, big business, and government to reduce conflict between these groups. It is not based on the principle of class conflict, as Socialism is. It is an attempt to solve that problem, but it no longer works very well in a global economy where it is hard to sustain high personal income taxes and high wages.
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It would be nice if voters knew a little bit about government and the terms politicians commonly use.
And be able to discuss them intelligently. Critical thought is a good thing.
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