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Apr 2, 2023Liked by Colin Brace

In years past, now long ago, socialist discourse in the West could include non-dogmatic examinations of capitalism and the development of internal markets. That's gone. It's been replaced by the same crackpot puritanism spiralling that informs the identitarian movements. The net effect has been to drive away anyone interested in transition economics. A culture of vituperative strawman accusations and fatuous psychologizing is lethal.

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What works in China does not necessarily work elsewhere. For example, Chinese people don't pay much attention to rules. The Chinese government can make funny or unworkable rules, and it's not a problem. Likewise, American people do not respect elders. The US government can have old politicians on television saying offensive and unworkable things, and it's not a problem.

So if Russia started copying China today, it almost surely wouldn't work.

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Well, it is clear enough the government here in America, Admin and Deep State do no want to be troubled by such an antiquated thing as elections and the will of the people.

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