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A comment on California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Parent comment

Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by johnwheeler on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @10:43PM (#15129353)
There are elements of authoritarianism that aren't categorically bad. The example that comes to mind is Lee Kuan Yew who took the city-state of Singapore from a swamp to having one of the highest GDPs per capita through benevolent dictatorship.
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Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by mirimir on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @12:03AM (#15129653)
Authoritarian states can be successful, for sure. But they're still immoral. Rome did really well with slaves, for centuries. Does that mean that slavery is good?
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