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Originally Posted by Basanos
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I don't see why we even need a binary approach. It does not have to be one or the other.
China uses features of capitalism within their version of socialism. We use features of socialism here in our version of capitalism. Hell, we all use features of fascism.
We can make the STSNW version of America, plus, Pike is devastatingly handsome and has great hair.
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If we end up doing battle against a very angry Romulan, that might prove interesting. But, we can't reboot our prime directives, ok? hehe.
The 20th century is marked -- in the West! -- by tons of economic adjustments and "mixtures." If one takes an econ 101 class, I am pretty sure the technical term for this is a "mixed economy." It's what all "modern" economies look like.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy
China's problem is not communism or communist economics. It's totalitarian surveillance state, is China's problem. I think they are eventually fucked. Get free or get fucked is built into DNA. Fact.
Free markets, free democracy baby. We win. Sadly to some, we have to include broad concepts of human rights.
All apologies, as Kurt Cobain sang
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