Reply #55: I lived in a social democratic state

[Cats Against Frist]

Did you know that they wouldn't allow certain people to go to college, because of their family background? You're tracked into a "class" and that's basically where you stay. Upward mobility is nearly unheard of. Intellectualism outside the party line is verboten. They don't give children grades. They don't believe in rewarding anyone for natural ability, talent or merit. There's a difference between advocating for some regulations, unionizing and consumer protection and full-on social democracy. I think that means something much bigger and much more authoritarian, central-planning kind of society. I think that's the center position in the U.S.