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Re:China’s Economy Slows Sharply by dionian on Saturday December 15, 2018 @02:15AM (#18687458)
Democracy isnt required for prosperity, as China has shown. Prosperity doesn't give you freedom though.
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Re:China’s Economy Slows Sharply by pzone on Saturday December 15, 2018 @04:32AM (#18687762)
We've yet to see whether world-leading levels of per capita prosperity are achievable without freedom. At a minimum, freedom offers a strong competitive edge.
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Re:China’s Economy Slows Sharply by paraditedc on Saturday December 15, 2018 @08:25AM (#18688293)
> We've yet to see whether world-leading levels of per capita prosperity are achievable without freedom.

Look no further than The World Factbook by CIA:

2 QATAR

13 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

15 KUWAIT

22 SAUDI ARABIA

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/...

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Re:China’s Economy Slows Sharply by yesforwhat on Sunday December 16, 2018 @12:25AM (#18691873)
Autocracies don't last as governments, not forever.
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