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A lot of countries only said they were trying for "equal outcomes" while rather openly being authoritarian states.
by jf22 6y ago
A lot of countries only said they were trying for "equal outcomes" while rather openly being authoritarian states.
- godelski 6y agoI'm confused about this response. A powerful authority is how you enforce those "equal outcomes." You can have authoritarian left (communism) or authoritarian right (fascism), but both are authoritarian. Let me put it this way: Fascism is authoritarianism but authoritarianism isn't fascism. Edit: Can someone explain the downvotes? Is the argument that there isn't an authoritarian left? I'm referring to this basic model [0] [0] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Political_chart.svg/1200px-Political_chart.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Po...
- john_moscow 6y agoOnce you have a strong central authority, you are not equal by definition. The stronger and more centralized the power is, the easier it is for the ruling class to pass the status to their kids. So ambitious people won't dream of starting companies and changing the world. Their only route to success will be to join the party ladder and play political games. USSR in a nutshell.