Socialism (safety first & society being more important than the individual) IS becoming more acceptable than the individual freedom of the individual person.
But this should not be a surprise; one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence (probably Jefferson) wrote, "...when America becomes as civilized as Europe, then it will also inherit it's problems...loss of freedom...etc."
It is a democracy.
Now Albania is a democracy.
Emperor Hirohito's Japan prior to World War II was not a democracy nor was it a communist state; it was a fascist theocracy. After World War II, the US Occupation of Japan led to Japan becoming a democracy under Emperor Hirohito's watch.
No, Iceland is not a communist country.
It's not
It has never been communist. It is a democracy.
No. There are no communist countries in Europe anymore.
captalist & a democracy
No, it is a Parliamentary Democracy.
No, the Czech Republic is not communist. The Czech Republic is a parliamentary democracy.
communist ruled by military democracy "governed" by the people
Germany was not a communist state.