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To: Bill who wrote (46419)6/20/2013 12:19:33 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
You just inverted RWers logic there. He did not say big powerful governments were always good e.g. the ones you mention.

He said the most successful countries have strong governments and the least successful have weak governments. That is much different than what you said.

Apples and oranges.

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And the least successful countries have weak governments, and usually small governments.

Nazi Germany, Cuba, USSR... all big strong oppressive governments.
How successful were they?



To: Bill who wrote (46419)6/20/2013 12:34:20 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 85487
 
Nazi Germany, Cuba, USSR... all big strong oppressive governments.
How successful were they?

Now I didn't say all countries with strong central governments were successful, did I? I said the successful countries have had big, strong central governments, not small weak governments. There is a difference that may be too nuanced for you.

I should know better than to engage you guys. Y'all beat to exhaustion with the obtuse.


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