It does feel like that.
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You spend almost all of your time here fighting leftists and denouncing Socialism, did you finally change sides?
I like socialism. I don't like leftism.
"Socialism" is a fairly broad term. I like the synthesis of socialism and capitalism that you see working very well in Europe, especially Scandinavia. Strong unions, strong regulation, but also supporting investment and innovation.
I also think the military industrial complex is a necessary evil.
Socialism is leftism, leftism is socialism.
Socialism is broad in that it encompasses many forms, such as Syndicalism, Anarchism, Communism, Marxism Leninism, Market Socialism, Democratic Socialism, and more. All Socialism truly is, is Worker Ownership of the Means of Production.
What you describe, Social Democracy, is not Socialism. It instead is Capitalism with strong safety nets, and as such we can see that over time, disparity has risen, safety nets have started to erode, and some of the most imperialistic companies on the planet like Nestlé are based there. EDIT: This is incorrect, Nestlé is swiss. The point stands, as economies develop along Capitalist lines, they turn to Imperialism in order to continue to profit at greater and greater rates.
Would I rather have Social Democracy over Liberalism? Certainly, though it's only a band-aid and doesn't actually fix the problem.
The Military-Industrial-Complex is only a necessary evil if you desire to maintain Empire. The American Military could be drastically reduced, with funds directed towards uplifting material conditions a la public investments like Housing initiatives and High-Speed Rail, without sacrificing safety, but the Empire would have to go.
Nestlé is Swiss. That's not in Scandinavia or Social Democracy. It's one of the most thoroughly capitalistic nations in Europe.
My bad, you're 100% correct. I still stand by my points overall, the Nordic Countries can only maintain their high quality of life currently via Imperialism.