You don't necessarily need "socialism" to destroy freedom or democracy in a society, pdq. All you need is a corrupt government that serves a wealthy, powerful, and small elite and that has little respect for equality under the law. That can all be achieved quite effectively under either socialism or capitalism, and it already has been achieved under both socialism and capitalism...many times...in many different societies. It has nothing to do essentially with either socialism or capitalism, it has to do with powerful, untouchable elites.

Your "socialist" bogeyman is a myth that you had planted in your head a long time ago, and your wealthy elites planted it there for their own purposes. They'd rather you look at a myth than at them.

We already have a lot more socialism in Canada than you do, and we're freer than you. Hell, half the people in Europe are freer than you. You live in a dream world.