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Originally Posted by Adolf

Germany and France are experiencing massive depressions as we speak.

They both have right-wing Governments at the moment.

Originally Posted by Adolf

They are trying to retool their social security programs which caused a massive protest recently, huge numbers of people simply walked off the job.

What would you expect? They are trying to remove entitlements that have been in place for decades, wouldn't you do the same?

Originally Posted by Adolf

So their programs which are highly socialistic aren't working.

Both France & Germany have right-wing dogmatists in power who are deconstructing their social welfare programmes, that as far as I know where working fine.

Originally Posted by Hitler

OR did you mean when most governments in the area were socialist? Which would be what? 10 days in the 1900s?

I think you will find that during the 1960's & 70's social democracy reigned supreme across Western Europe. Even when more right wing parties such as the CDU or the conservatives were in Government during that period they did not depart from the consensus of the times.

Originally Posted by Hitler

Or are you referring to Eastern Europe under the USSR, we all know how great that system was.

They were dictatorships. :/

Originally Posted by Hitler

Nice "what if"...

Yes, sorry about that.
I play that game too often.