The point was- if a poor country like Cuba can have such great healthcare and strong education programs- why can’t we? why do we think our way is the best against all evidence?

As a European I am constantly amazed how alien the thought of socialism is for you guys. What you consider fringe, is the major power next to conservatism in most countries, on our continent.

Now tell me convincingly how a poor person can’t have their property taken away by a wealthy person. Go ahead, I get aroused by bullshit.

So, Nordic-style social-democracy, the alternative to both pure socialism and laissez-faire capitalism? It’s proven to work in multiple countries.

Great to see DSA mentioned on Deadspin. I’ve been on the fringes of the American left since my college days in the late 90s early 2000s. I voted for (and am still Facebook friends with) the Socialist Party’s 2000 Presidential candidate, a longtime activist and comrade whom I deeply respect and admire, David…

I disagree with him AND feel the need to see him personally demeaned, so this thread is working for me.

yap yap yap. these comments all suck. good article. the more socialism the better.

I’ve become progressively more left since I started working. My parents were split on party lines, although both were socially liberal. Most of the kids I went to college with were sons and daughters of the 1%. Being exposed to reality and doing research led me to realize how backwards our country is in some important…

Only if you’re simple-minded idiot who forgets where he came from.

Lmao the federalist

oh my word, the federalist wrote something negative about scandanavia! i’m shocked, shocked i tell you. my world view is shaken to its very core.

lol you don’t think people deserve things like the right to live and eat because they exist? ok dude

(not pictured: the phonebook Ben is standing on)

here’s another of ya boy ben “5'4"” shapiro explaining how abortion rights are actually bad for women:

Not for me. If anything the workforce has only pushed me to the left. That will happen when you realize your CEO is incompetent, but still makes 400x as much money as you do because he has nice hair.

That’s a wholly inaccurate description of both socio-economic philosophies.

wait did u just quote ben shapiro unironically???

ben shapiro is a 5'4" manlet and he’s extremely embarrassed about that

are you offering to bankroll me in scandanavia for 6 months? because i’m definitely in