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I think corruption muddles everything—you can have both left-wing (Argentina) and right-wing (Russia) governments that become increasingly less able to meet the
by yowzadave 3y ago
I think corruption muddles everything—you can have both left-wing (Argentina) and right-wing (Russia) governments that become increasingly less able to meet the needs of their citizens due to corruption; also, the patterns of corruption tend to endure through transitions in government.
- monero-xmr 3y agoYou didn’t read my statement! Russia is authoritarian / the opposite of free. I don’t like the left / right axis. If you can’t call the leader of your country and asshole on TV then your country isn’t free.
- yowzadave 3y agoI read your comment—I was agreeing with an aspect of what you wrote. But you said that we shouldn’t see things as left vs right, but then proceeded to equate “socialism” with “authoritarianism” which seemed like exactly the thing you were arguing against. There are many functional, non-authoritarian socialist countries. What do they have in common?
- nec4b 3y ago>>There are many functional, non-authoritarian socialist countries. Can you name one?
- synecdoche 3y agoI second this.
- yowzadave 3y agohttps://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/01/27/norway-is-far-more-socialist-than-venezuela/ https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/01/27/norway-is-fa...
- nec4b 3y agoA country which ranks 12th on the economic freedom in the world. Calls it self capitalist welfare democracy is now an example of successful socialist country?