Socialism is a portion of their capitalist economic system.
They have the modern hybrid economy that seems to be beyond our capabilities.
The government simply sets up socialist programs, it's not a socialist government.
Socialism is economic, and being public, is thus governmental in terms of administration.
Government is simply what we choose to do collectively.
They may be constitutional monarchies--nothing wrong with that--certainly better than our hot mess--
but they have modern social safety systems that expose us as backward Neanderthals by comparison.
You take pride is American Exceptionalism, but we're exceptionally backward and there's NO argument you can offer against that.
From the standpoint of modernity, Oom, you have to look up to "Eurotrash."