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ELI5 What is the hate against socialism? I mean doesn't it mean a system where the people take care of themselves and neighbors? (lemmy.world)
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[–] Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm Canadian and my country is extremely successful. We're also pretty socialist. Obviously socialism isnt a binary, but we have universal Healthcare, strong financial regulations, and a stronger more centralized federal government than the US. We're doing very well, and the elements which cause us the most pain tend to be where we are more like the states, not where we're more like Denmark.

[–] Bob@feddit.org 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I’m Canadian and my country is extremely successful.

That‘s a stretch, isn‘t it? What‘s the housing market like over there?

[–] Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca 1 points 55 minutes ago

Worlddata.info - Canada 26th in World Quality of Life index vs. US rank 38 IM Global Wealth News - 10th in quality of life, US not listed U.S. News - 4th overall to US third. Wagecenter.com - Canada has the highest rated standard of living, US not listed in the top 10 UN Happiness report - We've dropped to 18th, vs the US 24th.

It is absolutely not a stretch to say Canada is extremely successful. Perfection is an awful long way off, of course. Costs are up, happiness is down. American influence has caused a rise in right-wing hate groups. But I'll repeat - the more socialist we lean, the better we seem to do.