Before condemning all forms of socialism, find one example of a left-wing govt that wasn't undermined from without, esp by USA.
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Non-robustness in the face of predictable pressure might be considered an inherent flaw
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Conservatives think big govt regulation can ruin small business, but small countries should be able to contend w CIA et al?
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All countries have competing interests, reasons to undermine each other. Statecraft has to be robust to that
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So no small country has a right to autonomy unless blessed by a powerful benefactor?
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Rights under what mechanism?
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Perhaps the will of the people who live within its borders and participate in the government?
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A "natural law" theory of sovereign rights is nice and all, but meaningless absent enforcement
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How does "being in the middle" itself make one reasonable? I'm here in socialist Sweden and, er, it's better than US in nearly every metric.
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Don't many swedes get ofended if you call them socialist? And even they are not quite a socialist as some countries used to be.
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Can't speak 4 Swedes but as a German I don't consider socialist an insult. Some systems work better when guided by principle of solidarity.
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Centrism is dying, you fools. Overcorrect left or keep enabling Trumpism. 40 years of "pragmatic" NeoLib policies have enabled the
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I view centrism as allowing one's self the ability to choose the best solution from all available ideas instead of being constrained by one
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political affiliation. I don't become a political caricature bc I am required to check all the boxes associated with a certain party.
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But on Election Day, when you only get to check box, how does centrism play out? You can only vote for parties or candidates, not issues.
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I filed as an independent, so I vote for who I think is best for the country. Centrism is equal to independent thought in my opinion.
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I'm pretty sure there are some independent thinking extremists. Independence of thought has no value apart from the content of thought.
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