Well, I hear you, but you may get an objection that financial systems have changed so much since then it may not be very good evidence.
Whereas Sweden, well, that was long after then end of Bretton Woods...

Anyway, your general point is true, you're not allowed to stand for what actually works in the US, or if you do you are no longer one of the "serious people".

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi