Russian troops land in Venzuela

[Dill]

(03-25-2019, 09:09 PM)hollodero Wrote: As a very simple example, we do have almost no real military. I for one wouldn't blame socialism for that, but it's one of many fair points to make to call us and our more socialist model less successful.

Blame the quadruple occupation in '45 and your injunction to "neutrality" in 1955.

Thanks to that, you are surrounded by protecting NATO countries (and their Big U.S. Brother) and don't need to spend on a real military.

And don't doubt your quality of life.  Ask some of those refugees you've taken in how they measure it.
And don't doubt (well, I know you don't) that socialism played a big role in that.