XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.democrats.d, talk.politics.guns   
   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2025-11-07, Chris Ahlstrom  wrote:   
   > Rudy Canoza wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >>    
   >>   
   >> Most Americans don't want "democratic socialism" any more than   
   >> they want Trump's fascism. They don't think government grocery   
   >> stores are the answer to anything.   
   >   
   > But food banks and food pantries dependent on private donations   
   > are the answer?   
   >   
   >     AI Overview   
   >   
   >     Countries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland are   
   >     frequently cited as examples of democratic socialist or social   
   >     democratic systems, which blend capitalism with strong social   
   >     welfare programs, public services, and reduced inequality.   
   >     Other countries with significant social democratic influence   
   >     include Canada, Germany, Portugal, and New Zealand, though   
   >     these vary in how they apply the principles. It is important   
   >     to distinguish these from countries with more authoritarian   
   >     socialist governments, such as China, Cuba, and Vietnam.   
   >   
   > I dunno man, those dem-soc countries seem pretty inviting.   
   >   
   Key phrase "which blend capitalism with strong social   
   welfare programs, public services, and reduced inequality".   
      
   This is why they are more successful than countries like China, Cuba, Vietnam.   
      
      
   --   
   pothead   
   Give a Democrat a fish and he'll eat all day.   
   Teach a Democrat to fish and......   
   He'll steal your rod   
   Take your wallet   
   Assault the fish &   
   Blame Trump.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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