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0 pointsUrahandystar1y ago0 comments

Such an insane take, how is adding another despotic goverment to the mix going to help?

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Because it's a cultural arms race. What kind of nation do you think is capable of manifesting in those local conditions, a progressive social democracy like Sweden?

ceejayoz1y ago

Europe had a thousand plus years of war under its belt and two World Wars very recently as that progressive democracy developed.

mutatio1y ago

That aligns with my point, rather than make it moot.

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0 pointsUrahandystar1y ago0 comments

Such an insane take, how is adding another despotic goverment to the mix going to help?

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mutatio1y ago

Because it's a cultural arms race. What kind of nation do you think is capable of manifesting in those local conditions, a progressive social democracy like Sweden?

ceejayoz1y ago

Europe had a thousand plus years of war under its belt and two World Wars very recently as that progressive democracy developed.

mutatio1y ago

That aligns with my point, rather than make it moot.

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