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I don't believe democracies cannot build big infrastructure because it's hard to get permits. This ignores the reality of last 200 years, especially the cold wa

by bgnn 2y ago

I don't believe democracies cannot build big infrastructure because it's hard to get permits. This ignores the reality of last 200 years, especially the cold war. I don't believe capitalism inherently incapable of this either. China, as you said, an autocratic country but not a socialist one. It is plainly capitalist, and they are able to make German EV manufacturers sweat.

hagbard_c 2y ago
Democracies are certainly capable of building infrastructure but they tend to be less agile than dictatorships since they can not just appropriate land and disown whomever they please. This is a good thing in times of peace and prosperity but it can be a hindrance in times of war. China is not a capitalist country though, the system is closer to some form of fascism which is just one of the many forms of collectivism under which socialism and communism also reside. Fascism and socialism/communism are closely related through their reliance on central economic planning and the fact that they empower the state over the individual, it is mostly rhetoric which divides them. Socialism is the pre-stage to communism, the difference being that in a socialist state the means of production are owned by the state while the state is supposed to wither away under communism because it is no longer needed.