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4354574 t1_iwiov73 wrote

Reply to comment by walter10h in The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. by tonymmorley

This issue does not affect the developing world, however. It is bad but it’s not irreversible and it is confined to the developed world, and then only part of it, North America.

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walter10h t1_iwjeysj wrote

I am from the developing world. It's shit over there. Everyone's falling for authoritarian governments masking as egalitarian. It's not all that great here in America, but at least it's a bit more livable. A bit...

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4354574 t1_iwjgtbq wrote

The data shows that there are more democracies than ever except just ten years ago, despite the notorious examples of Russia and Hungary and wannabe Erdogan. And Bolsonasshole, who governs 217 million people, just lost the election in Brazil to a liberal opponent. It turns out the mighty CCP rules a country whose economy may be 60% smaller than it has been claiming, meaning it is a long way from challenging the USA and not the behemoth we thought.

The craziest and Trumpiest candidates in the American midterms lost to more moderate opponents and the Democrats retained control of the Senate in a stunning success for the ruling party in the midterms.

The destruction of Vladimir Putin will fill autocrats everywhere with fear. If he can fall or be severely weakened, who is next? Already people in the West are seeing that Tibet is Ukraine, Xinjiang is Ukraine, Hong Kong and Taiwan are Ukraine. That and basic logistical security are two reasons we are trying to disengage from China economically.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-democracies-autocracies-row?country=~OWID_WRL

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walter10h t1_iwjy1n4 wrote

Thanks man. I needed a dose of reality.

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4354574 t1_iwjzbbc wrote

It's fine. A lot of people simply don't know these things. I recommend Stephen Pinker's 'Enlightenment Now' lecture on YouTube where he goes over a list of the many things that have gotten better and also why we think they haven't. The media doesn't come off too well :P It's an hour long, but worth it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkPOHB2rRkc&t=3187s

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