Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by asd4232 on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:23AM
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That's why individuals should not have the freedom of choice. China's actions against the virus proved rather effective because the government actually has authority there. Western democracy is clearly weak when it comes to dealing with crisis of any kind.
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Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by cle on Monday August 09, 2021 @11:00AM
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Individuals always have the freedom of choice. Authoritarian governments only work when people choose to tolerate them. If the Chinese people lose faith in their government, we'll see how effectively it can manage a crisis...
In the US, many people don't have faith in strong centralized authorities. Becoming more authoritarian will only make that worse, not better. It is not a problem of political systems, it is a deeper cultural phenomenon.
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by gruez on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:33PM
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>Western democracy is clearly weak when it comes to dealing with crisis of any kind.
Sounds like a feature to me. They're also "rather effective" at setting up reeducation camps in xijiang to deal with the "crisis" of "extremism and terrorism by Uygurs"[1]
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by istorical on Monday August 09, 2021 @02:09PM
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American democracy is just as capable, see Japanese internment, Guantanamo Bay, the Tuskegee experiment, warrantless wiretapping, etc.
Re:Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
by dredmorbius on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:18PM
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It was a democracy which condemned Socrates to death.