Reply #67: A few minor points

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Sweden is probably the foremost example of a welfare-state, the same thing that Democratic Socialist advocate. Socialism is an economic system in which the state controls industry (or at least most industry) to redistribute 'wealth'. Communism is a political system where the state controls the means of production to ostensibly provide for the general welfare.


Communist leaders and republican leaders share a lot in common in terms of their few of centralized power with little civil rights.

I'm a huge welfare-statist. I think if you give people the incentives provided by capitalism with the protection provided by socialist ideals you are going to have a great country