BUT

Do you think Norway is more socialist than capitalist? @Tyberius D

@McBacoon and remind us why the markets fell off?

The Nordic countries are hard to place on the spectrum. But I would say it's more capitalistic by the fact they don't have to shove money through the system to make it work.

well... I would kinda say Norway is a state capitalism, the state heavily regulates their economy and is involved in alot of aspects (most notably the oil and gas industry that started in the ?70s? when they had killer demands)

but the markets fell off because the USSR collapsed, but so it for the former USSR nations... we were struggling too (just that we recovered quicker) and Russia was still stubborn and didnt open new markets with the old socialist republics

it thought they would collapse

but wel... history played its cards...

@McBacoon Norway regulates the holy hell out of their economy. But I'm pretty sure they don't print money Non-Stop to give it to their Central Bank to loan out (Iike Russia or China.)

Agreed with everything except the recovery of Russia. I don't think Russia could have recovered as a capitalist country. The upkeep costs are just too damn high.

and what do you mean by upkeep costs?

like military?

@McBacoon that counts, but the worst for the Russians is their infrastructure bill. The country is huge, but has less railroads than Germany.

their infrastructure bill is realy heavy behind the Urals

where they have a few bigger cities

but they have no net-gain from these cities

actually Russia could be a prosperous country

I mean, the country has the whole fucking *mendeleev periodic table*

but that money goes to the wrong pockets...

@McBacoon if they pulled back West of the Urals they could indeed do great. It would be a yellow on the chart, and be a function Capitalist country.

and crack down on corruption

...lmao

who am I kidding

that will never happen

like their socialist utopia

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Communism didn't work.

It never will.

Oh but they haven’t tried the real communism that works yet /s

what communism is that

i swear you go so fucking many

if one doesnt work you just make another

Whatever the flavour of the month is I guess

Lol

No true communist

Marxist-Leninism Trotskyism Stalinism

Maoism

they just take their last name add Ism to the end and boom

Are those furry creatures

another version of communism

I am@gonna make one up

Alcoholism

Neat