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Originally Posted by flip
Yeah that was kind of my point. That does seem unlikely. But how do we then explain the relative peacefulness and success of extreme socialism in these countries.
As a sort of aside here I'd like to point out this is a rather interesting debate going on here and I'm really glad it hasn't deteriorated into petty name calling or making inferences about each others personalities, ethics, morals or beliefs as several of my past debates have turned into in recent weeks. Personal attacks have no place in a political discussion. Especially one about political theory.
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Sweden and others have made big steps towards the privatization and freeing up of many sectors in their economies and societies. They also seem to have found, probably because of a nearly uniform national culture, a balance between freedom and socialism. As I said, this is rapidly breaking down with the arrival of immigrants from other countries. The level of racism and ethnic division in any of the Northern countries is shocking to a pluralist Westerner.