I’m on level 8 at Spanish in Duolingo. I can order tacos, a glas of water and coffee, tell my name and where I’m from and ask where the library is and if there is a bomba placed in it. I wouldn’t understand the directions given to the library though.
Switzerland and Nordics have been democratically stable for the longest time. Though, it does not mean that they won’t ever experience fascism at any point in the future. Americans didn’t think it will happen to them after all.
Any country that allows billionaires to exist will slowly regress towards oligarchy. Political democracy is not sustainable without economic democracy (small businesses, strong labor unions, worker owned co-ops, publicly owned resources / companies)
The Nordics are as capitalist as any most countries and still have billionaires. The difference is that they hold their politicians accountable. They also have strong unions (in fact, there is no minimum wage but rather it is negotiated between unions and employers). They have progressive taxation, and to deter rich people leaving with their assets, Nordic countries have capital flight tax.
The Nordics prove that capitalism with democracy works, but the difference is that they know they have to work for it. A lot of people around the world forget they hold the power as a collective and could pressure their representatives to do the right thing.
Are there countries that aren’t like this?
Spain is a monarchy but has a socialist prime minister since 2018. They’re very open to immigration and it seems to be going very well.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/how-spains-radically-different-approach-to-migration-helped-its-economy-soar
I’m on level 8 at Spanish in Duolingo. I can order tacos, a glas of water and coffee, tell my name and where I’m from and ask where the library is and if there is a bomba placed in it. I wouldn’t understand the directions given to the library though.
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Modern European limited monarchies aren’t similar to old European monarchies. Queen Elizabeth wasn’t like Henry VIII.
Switzerland and Nordics have been democratically stable for the longest time. Though, it does not mean that they won’t ever experience fascism at any point in the future. Americans didn’t think it will happen to them after all.
Any country that allows billionaires to exist will slowly regress towards oligarchy. Political democracy is not sustainable without economic democracy (small businesses, strong labor unions, worker owned co-ops, publicly owned resources / companies)
The Nordics are as capitalist as any most countries and still have billionaires. The difference is that they hold their politicians accountable. They also have strong unions (in fact, there is no minimum wage but rather it is negotiated between unions and employers). They have progressive taxation, and to deter rich people leaving with their assets, Nordic countries have capital flight tax.
The Nordics prove that capitalism with democracy works, but the difference is that they know they have to work for it. A lot of people around the world forget they hold the power as a collective and could pressure their representatives to do the right thing.