Socialist Progressives
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(32,342 posts)Sounds like you are more of a Keynsian. Sweden is capitalist with a strong social net. There isn't much about them that is actually Socialist. When they established an Ikea factory here in the US, the company behaved exactly like capitalists. Anti-labor and hostile to union organizing in the pursuit of profit.
I completely disagree with the characterization that socialism has failed in every other country. If you understand what Socialism is, then you can critique the various Socialist approaches that each country has taken in the historical record. Saying that "socialism has failed" is like saying a union strike has failed. It shows a misunderstanding of the social process. Repeated attempts are not "failure", unless you are looking for something readymade. What indeed is the yardstick for success?
Support for Socialism is actually on the rise in the US, FYI. We have a thread in here about the newest poll. You might have glanced at it.