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America is an abomination, but it’s very far from the only country, and the vast majority of rich, free countries are run by centrists who were voted into power
by peteretep 6y ago
America is an abomination, but it’s very far from the only country, and the vast majority of rich, free countries are run by centrists who were voted into power
- jfengel 6y agoI find that America tends to export its culture. Its genius is its willingness to appeal to the lowest common denominator, which others find repulsive and yet, gradually, succumb to. Already I find hints that other English-speaking countries are studying the effectiveness of our extremist tactics (goaded, in part, by our geopolitical opponents). I think you'll see more of it elsewhere in coming decades. They'll do it because it works. It's not a foregone conclusion, but watch out for it. I don't know how to tell you to prevent it; it works inexorably. I hope they figure something out, even if it's just having a national character that's more repulsed by it than ours turns out to be. But do not rely on that, because we're just 65 years removed from Eisenhower ourselves.