• atzanteol
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    9 hours ago

    Most westerners would be shocked at how common a very similar sentiment can be globally.

    Really? It’s exactly that which got Trump elected.

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      8 hours ago

      Most, not all.

      I would guess that of you polled the average American or European, they would expect the political leanings of most of the developing world to be far more to the left than reality.

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        2 hours ago

        Left and right aren’t the dimensions that bother me. It’s “authoritarian/democratic” that is the problem.