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Propaganda Debunking

steve2470

(37,468 posts) Mon Oct 19, 2015, 02:23 PM Oct 2015

RW website says Bernie is wrong and that his citing of the "Swedish model" is a myth [View all]

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/10/19/the-swedish-model-bernie-sanders-cites-is-a-myth/

I'm not an economist or an expert on those economies, so, have at it DU economists. Before I get chided, notice that this is posted in PROPAGANDA DEBUNKING, not in GD or GDP etc. I'm sure it's BS but I want to read the specific debunking of it.

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RW website says Bernie is wrong and that his citing of the "Swedish model" is a myth [View all] steve2470 Oct 2015 OP

Here's a recent Alternet article that paints Sweden in a different light than hotair does. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #1

I think it all depends on what kind of values a person has, delrem Oct 2015 #2