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Originally Posted by peter12
I think socialism is very much the wrong term. Red Torys still exist here. We don't yet seem to live in the post-political, post-family, and post- religious dreams that European socialists live in. Maybe we are close.
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I meant compared to many places we are socialist-leaning. Particularly when compared to the US. It's a pretty stark contrast between us and them that way. It's really the main thing that separates us IMO.
Economic systems are a spectrum. To be considered a socialist nation (especially when looking at a direct comparison to a very capitalist nation like the US), you don't have to be full-blown, pay 80% tax type of socialism.