(06-03-2020, 06:13 PM)jj82284 Wrote:

(06-03-2020, 02:54 PM)JagJohn Wrote: Lol it's sentences like this that expose your narrow and sheltered view of the world.

Yes, socialism is global. In the vast majority of the world, it's not a dirty word either, and many socialist countries are significantly more harmonious and prosperous than the states. It's only you fools that think of it is as some black-magic voodoo devil-worshipping.

Of these socialist harmonies, how many are anywhere close to our ethnic diversity?  What's the black population of sweden.

It's hard to build a generous welfare state amidst ethic and racial diversity.  This is not the fault of any race or ethnicity in particular.  It's just that, when a do-gooder proposes new high taxes and high benefits, the most convenient argument opposing that is "bad people will exploit that system." That argument more persuasive in a diverse society where people imagine that the "bad people" look different and speak different.  
But I don't mean "persuasive" in the sense that it's a sound argument, just that it persuades people.

If Sweden has few problems of people exploiting their system, I'd expect America to have few problems of that type with a similar system.

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