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"Après moi le déluge! is the watchword of every capitalist and of every capitalist nation. Hence Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the labo

• jerf 9y ago
  You know, it does seem like some people need to be reminded that China is nominally Communist. ("It's not real Communism." But it's a real outcome of the attempt to create Communism, so it counts just fine.) The thing is, if you want safety, what you want is a separation between the manufacturer and the regulator. In Communism, the manufacturer and the regulator are de facto the same entity. Communism lacks any entity that is capable of coming out and saying independently that there's a problem. If you've ever complained about "regulatory capture", you've just explained why Communism is non-functional; Communism institutionalizes 100% total regulatory capture from day one and holds it up as an ideal.
  • mikeash 9y ago
    I doubt the factories making these faulty eclipse glasses are government-owned. The problem here isn't that it's the same entity on both sides, the problem is just that the regulator doesn't care.