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0 pointsTeever1y ago0 comments

It's easier to fix a broken democracy than to turn an authoritarian state into a democratic one.

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Authorian to democracy transition happens more often than democracies come back from severe backslides, which... is basically never. I struggle to think of an example.

freeone30001y ago

China hasn’t threatened to annex my country.

TeeverOP1y ago

I'm Canadian as well.

Stop and think about this for a moment -- do you think that China doesn't spread authoritarianism across the globe because they don't want to or simply because they can't do it yet?

freeone30001y ago

One is actively threatening, and one may threaten in the future.

Also, I am Canadian, but I could also be Panamanian, or Danish. Maybe it would be different if I were Taiwanese or Vietnamese or Japanese, but, China is far away and playing nice, and America is close and not.

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maxglute1y ago

Authorian to democracy transition happens more often than democracies come back from severe backslides, which... is basically never. I struggle to think of an example.

freeone30001y ago

China hasn’t threatened to annex my country.

TeeverOP1y ago

I'm Canadian as well.

Stop and think about this for a moment -- do you think that China doesn't spread authoritarianism across the globe because they don't want to or simply because they can't do it yet?

freeone30001y ago

One is actively threatening, and one may threaten in the future.

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