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On 25 Oct 2025, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> posted some
news:MPG.43674772e51b7b0798c3f2@news.eternal-september.org: 

> 
> On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:27:50 -0700,  Rudy Canoza says...  
> 
>> There is not a single "socialist" country in Europe
> 
> Talk about your faggoty self-refuting bullshit.
> 
> Based on various sources and criteria, here are some European
> countries that have been associated with socialist or social
> democratic systems: 
> 
> Nordic countries:
> 
> Sweden: Known for its strong social welfare system and mixed economy.
> 
> Denmark: Has a high level of social welfare and government-provided
> services. 
> 
> Norway: Has a strong social safety net and government-controlled
> industries. 
> 
> Finland: Has a social democratic system and a strong public sector.
> 
> Social democratic countries:
> 
> Germany: Has a strong social democratic tradition and a mixed economy.
> 
> Austria: Has a social democratic system and a strong public sector.
> 
> Belgium: Has a social democratic system and a mixed economy.
> 
> Netherlands: Has a social democratic system and a strong public
> sector. 
> 
> Former socialist countries:
> 
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> 
> Countries with Strong Social Democratic / Welfare Policies
> 
> These are the countries most often associated with the term
> "socialist" due to their high levels of social services, INCOME
> REDISTRIBUTION, and strong labor protections. They are generally
> considered examples of the Nordic Model or a robust Welfare State: 
> 
> Nordic Countries:
> 
> Norway 
> Sweden 
> Denmark 
> Finland 
> Iceland 
> 
> Other Western European Countries:
> 
> Netherlands 
> France (Known for a high degree of state intervention and public
> services) Germany (Operates under a "social market economy" model)
> 
> Historical Context: Former Eastern Bloc
> 
> The countries that were historically known as "socialist" had
> communist, one- party governments and centrally planned economies
> aligned with the Soviet Union. Today, they are all liberal democracies
> with market economies: 
> 
> Poland 
> Hungary 
> Czech Republic 
> Slovakia 
> Romania 
> Bulgaria 
> Albania 
> 
> The former states of East Germany, Yugoslavia, and the USSR.
> 
> In summary, the modern European countries with "socialist"
> characteristics are those practicing Social Democracy-a blend of
> free-market capitalism with strong state regulation and comprehensive
> social services. 
> 
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> 
> Narcissists appear ridiculously stupid because of their bloated egos
> that cannot be surpassed by anything but themselves.
> 
> Imagine taking on a project of breaking down a wall using the best
> possible method. Non-narcissists would usually take it step by step,
> use a strategy and come up with contingency plans, in case they fail
> the first time around. 
> 
> With a narcissist however, they will not care about consequences as
> their main focus is to IMPRESS not to execute. They'll wing it.
> 
> Narcissists automatically get into the mode of having to "convince"
> people for gratification of their low self-worth that they are
> stronger, braver and more beautiful than the wall! Remember, I said
> convince, and not "prove". 
> 
> Therefore, they will just keep hitting the wall (with WHATEVER
> resources they have) and keep doing so until it does break; (usually
> not in the way intended) thereby destroying themselves and everything
> else around them. 
> 
> And, by the time they are done, (which would eventually take a very
> long time), everybody would have forgotten what the original project
> was about, but the narcissist would be elating at their victory - over
> nothing. 
> 
> Stupid? Hmm... yes.

Short and smelly too.