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>> The most interesting part of this whole episode is the Orwellian efficiency communist China can control their population at will. Say what you will about au
by RealityVoid 7y ago
>> The most interesting part of this whole episode is the Orwellian efficiency communist China can control their population at will.
Say what you will about authoritarian societies, but one of their advantages is the ability to impose a direction to their population. There are certain situations this can prove very useful.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 7y ago... or fatal if the direction is bad. And as authoritarianism tends to coincide with corruption, chances are the direction is bad quite often.
- caycep 7y agoI don't know...a (competently run) FEMA could probably quarantine a US state relatively efficiently. Once the "disaster" mindset kicks in, things happen relatively efficiently as the motivation is there. Recognizing it is a disaster is another thing...was the CCP late on this part of the Wuhan outbreak? Orwellian efficiency may be countered by Orwellian denial of problems...