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Germany isn't a great example to use when talking about what's best for the United States. For one, Germany is 96% white and doesn't face the same issues the US
by viklove 6y ago
Germany isn't a great example to use when talking about what's best for the United States. For one, Germany is 96% white and doesn't face the same issues the US faces with diversity and cultural variation. When the population is homogenous, it's much easier to agree on and implement solutions.
- Supermancho 6y agoNot sure why you bring up the new goalpost of "what's best for the USA" but "Americans are too special for general human behavior to apply" is some rarely used FUD from the 1800s.
- viklove 6y agoOh right, my mistake, I forgot that one-size-fits-all solutions are the norm when it comes to economic and political solutions to complex problems. Yes, carry on.
- Supermancho 6y ago> I forgot that one-size-fits-all solutions are the norm when it comes to economic and political solutions to complex problems That's a strawman you made up.
- luckylion 6y agoSure, sure, that may well be. My point is that it does not work in Germany, even with a much more homogeneous and stable population that leans collectivist. I don't see a compelling reason why it would work in the US with a population that leans individualist, with much more pronounced social classes, much larger differences in education between those classes and stronger income inequality. Basically: if you can't get the well-behaved children to do what you ask of them, what makes you think the rowdy kids will do when you ask them?