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Posted by Izzy Weird on May 17, 2026, 2:07 pm, in reply to "Let's see"

Nordic/"Democratic Socialist" Confusion

Countries like Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland are frequently (and incorrectly) cited as socialist successes. They are capitalist market economies with high taxes, generous welfare, and strong property rights/private ownership. Their leaders (e.g., Danish PM) explicitly reject the "socialist" label. They rank high in economic freedom indices and prospered via free markets before expanding welfare.

High welfare is funded by capitalist wealth creation; over-expansion (e.g., 1970s Sweden) caused stagnation, reversed by liberalization.

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Are there any Socialist, Communist or Marxist countries that are widely considered successful? - Izzy Weird May 15, 2026, 5:17 pm

Let's see - Jethro May 17, 2026, 1:43 pm
- If you had actually read the post you are responding to you would have seen this: - Izzy Weird May 17, 2026, 2:07 pm

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