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Not going to fully defend the OP but the problem is things like the USSR were, in retrospect, unsustainable. The CCP, on the other hand, may have created just t
by gfodor 6y ago
Not going to fully defend the OP but the problem is things like the USSR were, in retrospect, unsustainable. The CCP, on the other hand, may have created just the right blend between totalitarianism, communism, and capitalism that is both sustainable and has global reach. We should not want to end up all-consumed by this form of government given how oppressive it is, and only time will tell just how all-consuming it can become.
- newacct583 6y agoMeh. No one thought the USSR was "unsustainable" in the 80's when they were an evil empire. And within the decade they were gone. Nazi Germany didn't look "unsustainable" either, until they lost. All great powers look unbeatable during their ascendance and weak in retrospect. Could things get worse? Sure. But all I'm saying is that things have already been much, much, much worse. And we came out OK.
- gfodor 6y agoI’m not disagreeing with your first point, but the fact is exactly what you said: it’s unknowable until after the collapse if it was the case. One day we will know if that’s true for the current regime. I do think the odds of it being both sustainable and not all-consuming are low, however.
- T-A 6y ago> Meh. No one thought the USSR was "unsustainable" in the 80's when they were an evil empire. Actually, both the guy who coined that phrase and others did: https://www.nationalreview.com/2011/07/predicting-soviet-collapse-paul-kengor/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2011/07/predicting-soviet-col... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_of_the_collapse_of_the_Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_of_the_collapse_of...