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Originally posted by Spanky
If you really believe in Democracy, you believe in Free markets. I don't support the nasty stuff that Pinochet did but I think it has been exaggerated. But like I said before Free markets are a prerequisite for a stable democracy. Poor democracies don't tend to last. Socialist governments destroy democracys creating long term dictatorships. Free markets create great affluence and strong middle classes, which create stable democracies. Because of Chile's strong economic growth, democracy - and a stable one at that - was inevitable. The problem I have with many liberals is that they still believe and support the idea that socialist policies are good, when all they do is destroy democracies.
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Tell me what you mean when you say "socialist." Do you mean, say, the countries of Western Europe, who have social programs that would send you into orbit with anger, or do you mean only the hard-core socialist regimes that control most of the means of production?
If it's the latter, might I observe that your straw man is getting a little tattered and old, as it's a 1970s (or so) vintage. Better to toss that one aside.
If it's the former, please explain how the countries of (say) Western Europe are destroying their respective democracies.
