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> Why would anyone think that? That'd be the belief in good old American exceptionalism. Up until recently, a common meme on HN was "freedom" is fundamental to
by overfeed 11mo ago
> Why would anyone think that?
That'd be the belief in good old American exceptionalism. Up until recently, a common meme on HN was "freedom" is fundamental to innovation, and naturally the country with the most Freedom(TM) wins. This even persisted after it was clear that DJI was kicking all kinds of ass, outcompeting multiple western drone companies.
- snek_case 11mo agoIt's probably true that free enterprise helps a lot, but China has that in large part. Even though the CCP calls itself communist, China is very capitalist in a number of ways. But I guess China is showing us that capitalism can exist without democracy.
- overfeed 11mo ago> capitalism can exist without democracy. It's not exactly a new idea. This was the CIA's operating principle in the western hemisphere since before the cold war.