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Yep. But Sweden is run by an ultra leftist government, so if course it is not criticised.

But the same lies about "the US is doing worse" are told here in Europe as well. Just need to look to the stats, do the sum, and suddenly the US and EU are about the same.

Oh well, modern journalism is about clicks, not facts, unfortunately.

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How is Sweden ultra leftist? The ruling party are Social Democrats.

Have a look at their program.

Care to be any more specific? Last I checked Sweden has been ruled by the the Social Democrats for most of the 20th century, yet Sweden still has a working capitalist economy and more billionaires per capita than the United States.

Just like here in Germany, it is the ideology of the party that changed (a lot).

I've been a Social Democrat for over 30 years, that's why I left the social democratic party here.

But if anything the problem with German Social Democrats (and European left-wing parties in general) is that they've moved too far away from left-wing politics and more towards a neo-liberal financial policy.

I don't see how you can call that ultra leftist. For me that would be introducing a planned economy.

That was 20 years ago. They are at a completely different place nowadays.

I have absolutely read articles, in the NY Times, comparing Sweden’s approach to other countries. Initially they were positive and then they turned negative when the death rates started climbing.

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