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To: skinowski who wrote (520445)	11/7/2012 8:48:57 PM
From: neolib	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) of 793587

I think that political and economic freedoms - and good economic results - are profoundly interconnected. Can't have one without the others. I tend to agree, but one should make allowance for culture. It is very interesting that conservative America likes to reference Judeo-Christian values as underpinning our success including economic success. I sometimes think I should learn more about Confucius thought and try to gain some insight into what advantages that might confer. I think we (many Americans) have an almost genetic trait of individualism. Asian culture seems to be less so. Its not clear which wins in the end. Humans are clearly social creatures, and I am quite certain that the system can be significantly greater than the sum of its parts. So it could be that societies which figure out how to leverage more collective behavior can out compete societies which elevate individual freedoms. It is obviously clear this is the case at some level, because our society is obviously high interconnected. We aren't all farmers living in isolation from our neighbors. But the question is whether there is a level of social connection above what we have that will out compete us.

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