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Old 08-13-2010, 11:23 PM  
Gouge
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Originally Posted by harvey View Post
Hey Gouge I don't know you and just having fun at Nethorse. I can see a very rhetorical and quite distorted way on what you're saying. Nevertheless, I'd be very happy to read everything you have about Switzerland being a socialist country, I'm sure it will be very informative. Since it's the first time in my life I hear it, I'm very interested in knowing your sources.

As for TheDemon, what can I say... he's the clown everybody laughs and point fingers as the dumbest person in Earth, to be honest I tend to feel pity for him and how everybody laughs at him, so if TheDemon backs your POV, then you should be really worried

btw, just in case, here's some common definitions of socialism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/socialism
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Socialism.html (here you have an ultra-right vision so you can't complain other sources are too "leftist")
http://www.answers.com/topic/socialism

if you can find a slight resemblance of the definition of socialism and Switzerland government, please let me know it. Again, I'm extremely curious and I'm always willing to learn something new

Just in case, before you go further, are you sure you're not confusing socialism with WELFARE STATE? take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state and you'll see Switzerland mentioned there, while I couldn't find anything related to Switzerland and Socialism ANYWHERE. Just face up you fucked up and told some non-sense in your effort to back 2 ignorant individuals like Nethorse and everybody's clown OR let me know how did you get the strange idea that Switzerland (commonly known as one of the symbols of capitalism) is slightly connected to socialism
Where at did i say that Switzerland was a socialist county?

Just in case your'e confused ill re-post it for you.

I think NetHorse's Socialism comment was referring to the fact that Switzerland is a Federal republic which ensures the availability of social security, health care, housing and general monetary benefits to its citizens. So much so that its apart of the Swiss Federal Constitution under Fundamental Rights, Civil Rights and Social Goals as a county.

I think you might be confusing national socialism or social democracies where everything is nationalized. Switzerland is a Direct Democracy with mixed economic freedom that ensures specific rights are promised to its citizens in accordance to the social programs outlined in its Constitution.
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