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Coming from the person who thinks all countries are socialist. Prick.
Practically all developed nations lean harder into socialism than anything else, this is a fact. Also the US has stopped practically all research, prevention, and monitoring, all the other stuff you tried bringing up besides "economy and billionaires are up so country good" is now a moot point...we literally banned the phrase "clean water" and you are still arguing this is a great country. Wake the fuck up.
You're obviously wrong. I've already defined socialism for you, yet you continue to use the term incorrectly.
Socialism is public ownership of the means of production. It is not universal healthcare, wage equality, strong labor protections, or other social welfare policies. Those policies are generally associated with social democracy, which is a fundamentally different economic system.
I genuinely do not understand why this distinction is so difficult for you to grasp. These terms have specific definitions, and you keep substituting your own definitions while ignoring the actual ones.
Regardless of the political issues currently facing the United States, America remains one of the world's leaders in economic output, higher education, wealth creation, scientific research, and medical innovation. Our healthcare system has serious flaws, particularly regarding cost, insurance companies, and the profit motive, but it is also home to many of the best hospitals, universities, researchers, and medical technologies in the world.
Yes, we have problems. Every country does. But the claim that the United States is somehow among the worst countries on Earth is disconnected from objective reality. Our GDP alone exceeds that of most nations by an enormous margin and remains one of the largest in the world.
What frustrates me is that you refuse to acknowledge verifiable facts. You redefine words, reject the accepted definitions when they are presented to you, and continue advocating for an economic system that has repeatedly failed wherever it has been implemented on a large scale.
So I'll ask again, and this time I'd like a direct answer: What socialist country, either past or present, would you personally choose to move to?