Quote Originally Posted by Chemist12 View Post
Literally every country in Europe is socialist. No socialist country is more socialist than the other. It is really a black and white thing. You either live in a socialist country or you don't.

There are different types of socialism for sure (feudalism would be consider reactionary socialism for example), but let me assure you, Europe is entirely socialist.
I think most residents of Europe would disagree with you, and I don't know what makes you qualified to determine the political nature of an entire continent, in direct contrast to the views of its inhabitants. Are you American?

To say "no socialist country is more socialist than another" shows that you don't understand the concept of socialism.
The less private ownership there is, the more socialism there is. There are also different levels of workers rights, pricing structure and much more that are telltale signs of to what degree socialism has been implemented in a country. All European countries today, except Belarus, has a majority of private ownership of industry and the service sector. By definition, that means they are NOT socialist.

Usually unfounded accusations about "socialism" and "communism" without understanding it, come from teenagers (if European) or Americans.