I’ve been dealing with a fairly aggressive Cold Warrior boomer from the US lately. When I counter their red baiting with criticisms of American liberalism, the person insists that they’re not actually a lib, but rather a Nordic-style socdem.

Does anyone guide me to any good communist criticisms of the Scandinavian capitalist states?

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  • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    His point was that if things are so great there, why does anyone kill themselves?

    Of course it's because of a comparatively robust welfare system and protections for workers and NOT due to a culture where men are taught to repress their emotions, a Protestant work ethic, the fact that it's dark and miserable for half the year or any number of other reasons! Americans truly have brains made of putty

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