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GiqueCee

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7. Years ago...

Reply to pat_k (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 07:07 PM

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... I suggested a simple formula that could complete the circle: Educate our populace to conduct themselves with the best interests of society in mind. And let government conduct itself with the best interests of the individual in mind. What's so bad about that?

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LEARN the DIFFERENCE! [View all] orangecrush Sunday OP

Communism is actually LisaL Sunday #1

I love the Sweden model... chouchou Sunday #2

Like most functional liberal democracies. pat_k Sunday #5

Years ago... GiqueCee Sunday #7

Education is a bane to Republicans dave99 Sunday #12

I remember... GiqueCee Monday #20

Then they should label themselves appropriately per their audience's understanding. RandomNumbers Monday #21

That is known as Social Democracy Fiendish Thingy Sunday #6

Me too Joinfortmill Sunday #9

Exactly!!!! All of the Nordics are new business generating powerhouses. paleotn Sunday #17

Political liberalism is nobody should be poor. mr715 Sunday #3

I prefer Social Democrat pwb Sunday #4

"Learn the difference??2?" Grokenstein Sunday #8

Capitalism: TBF Sunday #10

Google Happiest Countries in the World. OGBuzz Sunday #11

NO. They're "social democracies" and the ordering of the words makes a difference. harumph Sunday #18

Correct. My bad. But I don't believe socialism is a scary word. OGBuzz Monday #19

Republicans want people to be poor IronLionZion Sunday #13

In our union elections we always had company doc03 Sunday #14

Late-Stage Capitalism: if you're born rich you can stay that way FakeNoose Sunday #15

The rich scare-monger the voters because they don't want to pay higher taxes. Justice matters. Sunday #16