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Originally Posted by scandium
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Capitalism + true democracy is basically the only realistic way to go in the modern world.
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Perhaps. It comes at a very high cost over the long-term though, the bill for which we don't know, nor do we know when it will become due. |
Golden words there
There are very few democracies which held out for more than a few decades as of now(and even then, their "trueness" is debatable). The US, far from being the rule, is a very unique exception in that. Capitalism, meanwhile, is in completely uncharted territory today. There is no historical precedent to compare it to; what the marked is capable of today is unprecedented.
There are some things we can say and argue about, but ultimately the perfection and longevity of this system is mostly speculation and ideology. The reality is less than straightforward.