I think China is technically a pragmatically fascist country.
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Replying to @Plinz
Capitalism is not joined at the hip to democracy, whatever the Washington Consensus morons thought/thin,.
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Replying to @iwelsh
I basically agree, although I don't see a way out that is not horrible
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Replying to @Plinz
There were ways. But it's too late now. Still, there are degrees of catastrophe, even now.
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Replying to @iwelsh
Maybe China can pull it off (coordinating society at arbitrary scale while maintaining self correction of governance)?
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Replying to @Plinz
no, China isn't going to manage it. Princelings, too many problematic facts (like aquifer depletion) barreling down the road. Corruption.
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Replying to @iwelsh
Do you know empirically tested theories that allow to run a pluralistic society sustainably and at arbitrary scale?
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Replying to @Plinz
global capitalism failed to prevent an entirely preventable and predicted catastrophe. Climate change/ec. collapse. Not good enough.
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Replying to @iwelsh
Not every problem has a solution. I don't think that our world is 'good', it is just the best and only one we have, and yes, it is failing.
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Replying to @Plinz
Well, if you don't try, you sure won't succeed. And yeah, I was right, you've fallen into Panglossianism.
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What is the funny word for when you think that if you try really really hard everything will be fine in the end?
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Replying to @Plinz
and, as is often the case, the truth lies somewhere in between. Try-hardism doesn't work, but neither does fatalism and giving up.
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