Is there one country where the conservative ideology has taken hold?

[Drunken Irishman]

And I'm not talking fascism, but the true capitalist, free of government society conservatives like to boast about here at home. We all know there are a ton of nations either socialized or leaning socialist, especially in Europe, but what about the libertarian societies, do they exist? Maybe it's a stupid question, but it would be interesting comparing their paradise to what they accuse Obama of turning American into, don't you think?

[annabanana]

1. Nowhere that isn't a basket case... .

I understand that "big government" isn't much of a problem in Somalia...

[givemebackmycountry]

4. Saudi Arabia

Any place that has a "religious police" can't be warm and fuzzy.
Ask the women there what they think of conservatism.

Like Ana said...

Nowhere that isn't a basket case.

[smoogatz]

5. Nah--Saudi's an oligarchy/kingdom

It's also pretty theocratic. Far from anybody's idea of a libertarian paradise.

[treestar]

2. According to the right wingers

Hong Kong, at least before it went back to the Chinese, was a capitalist paradise.

[ACTION BASTARD]

11. Wait, what? I thought the Chinese were letting HK be HK even under communist control?

Or did I miss where Communist tanks rolled into Kowloon park?

[treestar]

18. Well, then maybe it is still a Libertarian paradise?

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

19. Yep. They changed the government,

but not the economics. HK was too much of a cash cow to mess with. But HK is hardly a country, only a city-state.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. In NK, the ruler has conserved almost all of the wealth (which pretty

much belongs to the people) for himself. He likes it but I'm pretty sure no one else does, not even a little.

[TomClash]

6. Their ideology was tried throughout Latin America

And the results were hardly encouraging for most people.

[DBoon]

7. Chile under Pinochet

You can make Milton Friedman's economics work, as long as you push your opponents out of helicopters

[TomClash]

12. As Galleano said

People were in prison so that prices could be free.

[Demeter]

8. USA 2000-2008 Enough Said

Also see USA 1980-1992, and parts of USA 1968-1973

[TheBigotBasher]

9. The GOP have not practiced Libertarian or Conservative ideology.

They are far far away from that. They have run a giant military and prison industrial complex that has resulted in huge government subsidy to the Arms and Prison Industry.

For all their talk of "socialism" they have run a corporate socialism that has benefitted no one else but these Industries and they are still tied to them.

The wars on drugs and terrorism were simply ways of increasing the subsidy.

[smoogatz]

10. Singapore, maybe.

It's a soft-authoritarian, more-or-less free-market regime. It's also smaller than Rhode Island.

[JI7]

14. i think manufacturing is also a significant part of their economy

especially compared to most other developed nations.

[blindpig]

13. The Vatican.

It is a country, ya know.

[DBoon]

15. England in the early 19th century

Millions of Irish could tell you how that worked out.

[applegrove]

16. Ireland but they are crashing and burning right now. Just like the US.

[Drunken Irishman]

22. I don't think Ireland or the US can be considered what their ideal nation is.

Especially Ireland, who has a ton of socialist tendencies.

And remember, much of the Irish revolution has its roots in Marxism and socialism.

[NutmegYankee]

17. Somalia.

Pure free market with no government intervention for years. A libertarian paradise!

[Jennicut]

21. Yup, and everyone's utopia! Lovely. Libertarianism is an idiotic concept.

Rules are put in place to keep a society going as a whole. Without any rules there is only chaos and violence.

[cliffordu]

20. This is the question that EVERYONE needs to ask the right wing pusbags

on the television.

Dunn't exist.

[Joe the Liberal]

23. This one is easy............

pretty much any country where poverty, starvation, disease, famine, fear, corruption, war, and chaos are widespread. Also if the country has any money ALL of it is kept at the top by a small group of elitist, greedy, and heartless men (can't be spreading that wealth around). A country where the rule of law is non-existent (no big government), a country where there is no infrastructure (no taxes). A country where people have no rights, a country where nearly all the population is unemployed (because supposedly government doesn't create jobs). That just about sums up a country where the conservative ideology has taken hold, and goes to show you that it's a failed ideology.

[CTLawGuy]

24. oh ECONOMICALLY

I was going to say Iran and Saudi Arabia, until I read the OP more closely.