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> Fair enough. China, Cuba, the USSR.... Hardly wonderful examples of corruption-free parts of the world!! Or ought there be a sarcasm indicator in that messa
by singular 16y ago
> Fair enough. China, Cuba, the USSR....
Hardly wonderful examples of corruption-free parts of the world!!
Or ought there be a sarcasm indicator in that message? :)
- anamax 16y agoI'm not referring to corruption, but suggesting that we can apply the "I think the ideas which originate from the creator of neo-liberalism ought to be judged against the evidence of its actual implementation in real life before recommending its architect's theories on dealing with just about anything." to communism/socialism. Of course, that standard is always rejected when it comes to communism/socialism.
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- singular 16y agoI absolutely apply the same standard to communism, socialism or any political/economic system. There are alternatives to extremes, which both communism and neoliberalism can safely be described as I think - a Keynesian approach has a great deal of evidence in the positive behind it (the new deal for example), and I am sure he has had (I know far too little to comment myself) opinions on corruption.