Newspapers are owned by the wealthy and powerful and you think they will allow an opposing view of capitalism?

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48. What?

That is completely false characterization of my post. Did you bother to read anything I linked to?

I assumed that you asked for more in good faith and took you at your word. The topic is complex and not given to cute little sound bites. I thought you were serious.

Main points:

• Northern Europe is heavily subsidized by the global South.

• That includes the Scandinavian countries.

• That phenomenon can be traced directly back to the colonial era.

• The Scandinavian countries were deeply complicit in the crimes of colonialism and slavery.

• Scandinavian "neutrality" has often meant playing both sides, as in Sweden selling steel to both sides in the World Wars.

The Scandinavian countries are able to afford a strong safety net because of exploitation of the global South and because they are defended by the "bad guys" - NATO and the US.

Ergo, the Scandinavian countries are not a good model that can be emulated.