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Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
The existence of communism as a rival was very good for liberalism; it forced it to be its best self because there was no room for error in that contest. It was the same with the existence of fascism which was an even more threatening and aggressive rival. Having no perceived opponents (“End of History”) really makes one begin to slack off and drift into mediocrity. This is why the liberalism of past decades sometimes seems to bear no relation to today. I’m not convinced that a rivalry with China will turn this around.
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Sophia Indrajaal
@sophia-indrajaal
Interesting take! I look at all 3 as forms associated with industrial era. Where you see emergence of information era, all 3 have sort of blended into a surveillance state run in a very top down manner. With slight difference in the mechanisms of who is at the top and how information is controlled.
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Rando
@chasing-pointers
Agree but for the fact fascism-- as in real fascism, not, "I don't like your opinion" fake fascism--was very transitory, while the scourge of communism continues its streak of authoritarianism even today. China is, after all, an extreme ethno-state that likes to, shall we say, concentrate political and religious dissidents into camps.
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MJC
@mjc716
according to the weak men hard times meme, the only thing that can rescue us from this malaise is hard times, which according to the weak men hard times meme, is inevitable
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maurelian
@maurelian.eth
I think China + climate change is enough to toughen us up and quell the infighting
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Harpocryptes
@harpocryptes
What makes the rivalry with China different in this respect?
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