Here is an important example of the disconnect between liberal and conservative interpretation of the word "socialist". Economists would not label Scandinavian countries as socialist. Meanwhile conservatives point to Cuba and Venezuela as examples of socialist failure when that's not entirely true either. We're talking past each other in these debates.
Here is an important example of the disconnect between liberal and conservative interpretation of the word "socialist". Economists would not label Scandinavian countries as socialist. Meanwhile conservatives point to Cuba and Venezuela as examples of socialist failure when that's not entirely true either. We're talking past each other in these debates.