EarlGrey

9) The USA would take too long to explain, but I have already mentioned some economic systems.
10) Are you sure that life in Japan is very good? Well-being is not just about money. It's also about not having to sleep in a coffin, having a life that doesn't revolve solely around work, etc… For them, capitalism was indeed an escape from a feudal system, but it was also an entry into a world straight out of Orwell's 1984!...
11) You, Mauro, are a simpleton, because you consider all capitalism to be the same, opposed manichaeistically to a phantom communism that has been dead for ages, which makes it ridiculous to think about a comparison… but as I have already explained to you, there is capitalism and there is capitalism.
12) Anyway, don’t worry, we also have people who die of hunger, of cold, under bridges, and there are people who are really struggling, and maybe the day before they were even able to make ends meet... just look around you.

5) Luxembourg?......!
6) Austria has always been tightly bound to Germany (when it wasn’t annexed), and Germany has always been a country rich in resources, population, and means; it was one of the best colonies of the Roman Empire. It has always had decisive governments, even when it was still divided into states and neither communism nor capitalism existed... it's impossible for the German economy to collapse completely. But this has little to do with capitalism... they were already wealthy before...
7) The same goes for France...
8) Even kids know why Switzerland is super rich: there are three of them, they never participate in conflicts, everyone puts their money in their many banks, the territory is tiny but beautiful, and people go skiing there.

...as if to say that if these countries lived off agriculture and sardine fishing before the discovery of new worlds, with the bloodbath that was colonialism and imperialism everywhere, they suddenly became immensely rich in raw materials and labor, achieving enormous wealth...the colonies were then maintained for a very long time, reinforcing a network of facilitated trade everywhere. This and also, evidently, the prudence and frugality in preserving the acquired wealth, are, in my opinion, the historical keys to the prosperity of these countries. But the flip side is that many parts of what we now call the third world are so underdeveloped because the process that, hopefully, will lead them to become true nations began a century or two ago...too late.

4) To avoid being told that I evade topics... I have never said that capitalism should be overthrown. I FULLY RECOGNIZE THAT COMMUNISM IS UNIMPLEMENTABLE. However, I would like to see fair, supportive capitalism established everywhere, attentive to social issues and human rights... it’s just that if this were to happen, we would have to give up some of our wealth in favor of a more equitable distribution at a global level, but the sacrifice would not be too burdensome at all (this is to revisit the plate discussion, which you evidently still do not understand). I’ve also been to the Netherlands and Belgium... the former owe their wealth and advancement compared to us, thanks to the significant launching pad that was the first colonialism...

...so that the population lives even below its real wealth potential. Their mindset, however, shaped by the memory of generations of poor fishermen and also by a rather rigid Protestant upbringing, allows them to live their lives serenely: they are MEASURED (how distant this trait is from Italians...), calm, less consumerist, less prone to violence but more inclined to dialogue. In short, the exact opposite of the crude and unscrupulous capitalism that is based on the neocolonialism of countries like the USA. c) THERE ARE FEW!!!!!! VERY FEW!!!! The total population of the three Scandinavian countries (since Finland is more of a Baltic country) together does not reach that of Lazio. This may seem insignificant but it is actually very important if you think about it, for the governability of a nation and especially for the distribution of wealth.

Here I am again... I read that the microcephalus hasn’t grown tired of spouting nonsense yet. 1) I have always responded to you in kind without resorting to insults when I didn’t have elements (because I have always had plenty) to counter your points. On the contrary, you don’t really know how to respond to me other than with arguments I have already thoroughly refuted (go read again!). 2) For me, going to vote is a right/OBlIGATION, and if a government has been crap (as this one has), I want to send it home at all costs, EVEN CHOOSING THE LESS BAD OPTION. 3) Maybe you haven't been to the Scandinavian countries... I have (in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden), and I can tell you that: a) life is good there, that’s true, but that well-being has come from a stable and SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC type of government, which adopts a fair, ethical capitalist model, attentive to social matters and sensitive to human rights. b) In Norway, they have enough oil reserves to meet the needs of the population... and most of those funds are invested very prudently...

Absolutely agree with Reine... maybe if you listened to the records directly instead of hearing about them from others... Jeremy, I already told you about louder... listen to those Nirvana wankers and miss them all you want, but don’t bust the balls of the metalheads, and above all: generally, if you open the packaging of a CD (it’s easy, it opens somewhat like a book) inside there’s a round plastic object with a hole in the middle... if you put it in the appropriate player (wonders of technology) sounds will come out. It’s hard for this to happen if you’re just staring at its cover with a smirk like a true wannabe alternative while it’s still on the display...

Oh Jeremy! So you can't read... but is there anyone who has actually listened to the album and can criticize it with some justification? No, because here the detractors all seem a bit unprepared... Dear Jeremy, if heavy metal is too much for you, go listen to your beloved Nirvana. In comparison, Manowar are truly from another planet... they were born ten years before Nirvana and ten years after the end of Nirvana, they are still here with vast crowds acclaiming them for their music... doesn’t that seem like a lot to you?

Sorry again.. just to avoid getting flooded with notifications in my inbox... happy holidays to everyone. Mauro, make sure to study, kid, or else the big bad red man will come!!!

But I had said not to talk about politics anymore, especially since politics here gives everyone a bit of hives... except for Mauro who is too stupid and keeps going on spouting nonsense (I know full well the reasons for world hunger, and at least half of those reasons are directly connected to the politics of Western countries. But rather than just expressing my dissent and voting, which seems right to me... I'm ashamed of my country's government, if that's what you wanted to hear.) I've already tried to apologize to the serious people on this site... now I'm going on vacation, to a country that fascists really liked, yes... GREECE (we'll break their backs...). Bye bye. I hope that by my return Mauro will have purged himself from the site and the country...