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I and a friend once wrote a letter to the Editor of the Economist who believed that capitalism must inevitably be accompanied by democracy in China, whereas we did not.

He did not publish our letter but did us the honor of answering it.

Within a year, his view switched to ours.

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After watching what happened after the Soviet Union disintegrated and, later, the utter stupidity of promoting "regime change" in Iraq, I'm amazed that anyone continues to *really* believe it. OTOH, it's become clear that a significant chunk of the capitalist crowd isn't all that wild about democracy either.

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No, Susanna, they've opted for H2SO4 Conc. version of capitalism. Organized crime.

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