[Andrew_nenakhov]

> Socialism isn't a dirty word,

It is, for people like me, who have actually experienced living under a socialist regime.

[paulryanrogers]

Was it the socialism or the autocracy, behind thr veil, which made it so unpleasant?

[Andrew_nenakhov]

The socialism, of course. Unlike socialism, autocracy can be prosperous.

[paulryanrogers]

Is there somewhere I can read more about it? Because there are democratic socialist countries doing quite well (especially in Scandinavia), and autocracies of all kinds doing poorly (like Venezuela).

[Andrew_nenakhov]

Contrary to popular myth, the model socialist Scandinavian country, Sweden, is not socialist. [0]

They were more socialist in the 1970s, when the country suffered greatly under the socialist government. Popular writer Astrid Lindgren was taxed 102% of her income at one point. [1]

[0]: https://scandinaviafacts.com/is-sweden-socialist/

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomperipossa_in_Monismania