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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The Imperialism argument is of course good and correct, but it's also worth noting that the social democracy of the Nordic bloc is not just something the government did because they were benevolent and wished to share their wealth, it was a pay off made by a terrified ruling class to buy off an organized communist /labor movement because they didn't want to get revved.