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Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work together for the benefit of all. - John Maynard Keynes (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

in a world organized by socialism? Why would a corrupt socialist elite elect somebody like him as a leader without the threat of invasion?

You already assumed without any base the Chinese national assemby o

No, the context is a world organized by socialism, so any socialist country.

You wrote that socialism will make sure that the corrections will happen.

I am not convinced. I don't think that capitalism is the sole reason that the masses are immature. If we had socialism, the masses would be equally complacit.

What would socialism do that would make the difference?

Related, in socialism, who would force people to work if they vote to be able to watch Tiktok all day?

Also excuse me but whose invasion?

That's about China. As you assume, my point is that the threat of an US intervention drives the need to limit corruption.