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Re:We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that by ahartmetz on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @07:18PM (#45110361)
Yes. I've been to China, daily life for regular people is mostly fine (bad work-life balance notwithstanding, as in other Asian countries). Nothing like the old stories from Russia (written by Russians, mind you) or even the relative material comfort but heavy-handed state control like in the GDR.

Daily life can also be fine in fascism if you don't belong to any "unpopular" groups and don't care about any. Until the customary war starts, that is...

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Re:We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that by bogdan on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @06:19AM (#45114109)
> Until the customary war starts

It's good to know liberal democratic progressive countries such like the US would never start a war.

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Re:We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that by paulryanrogers on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @08:43AM (#45115043)
Perhaps the larger point is that war conditions are worse for everyone in autocratic regimes. Regardless of how common (or rare) wars are for societies of any given kind.
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