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Ignacio's avatar

This particular post was what made me go for the yearly subscription. I am quite reluctant to do so when my personal situation is not that of the Professional Managerial Caste precisely but this time you did it. I am more on the scientific/technical side of things and far from expert on social issues but this article is among the best things I have read in many years about the political drift we might or might not be experiencing well beyond essays I read years ago on post-democracy and other brainy stuff that didn't make much sense. You say this is not for debate but it is indeed food for thought. Just one thing that came to my mind is the observation that during electoral campaigns the parties that show up higher in the polls make their best to avoid any kind of political message to the masses that would only make them risk votes here and there and their messaging is indistinguishable from that of regular commercials. Vote me because I am handsome, or at least not ugly looking. Thanks a lot for this post Aurelien.

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Mike Smith's avatar

How could you write this article without mentioning China? A recent comment I read elsewhere made the point that China has focused on raising hundreds of millions out of poverty, while the neoliberal west has sent hundreds of millions into poverty.

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