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Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, a new study finds. (www.futurity.org)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Neoliberalism hasn't been a uniquely American epidemic, in large parts to their foreign policy shoving it down 3rd world countries throats.

But regardless of country:

will blame corporations and economic leaders

Who else do you think we should blame for economic inequality?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on the economy. You, the American, should blame corporatocracy and private interests. Other economies may blame government corruption or government enforced inequality. Aparthied South Africa, for example, may want to blame the government for their inequality.

The paper is just "economic inequality begets democratic backsliding" and is not prescriptive about where that inequality and backsliding comes from.

Again, the world is not the US, and going after these authors for discussing the general case and not staying US-focused is pretty dumb.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

So I should listen to the authors...

“It probably comes as a result, to some degree, of a period of globalization and deregulation, of neoliberalism in the 1990s and even earlier developments that have changed party systems—in a lot of countries—in the post-war period,” she says.

Just not the parts you disagree with?

I'm just confused here, because me and the author is saying the same thing...

I'm just blunt, and they're seemingly hesitant to say what their study concluded with.

And you're saying it's not neoliberalism, and to listen to the authors...

Who blame neoliberalism?

It's not mathing

[–] [email protected] -3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Where did I say "it's not neoliberalism"? I said "inequality can come in multiple forms, one of which is neoliberal corporatocracy". Not every country is getting ruined by the same thing you're currently experiencing. Saying the authors "are afraid to say it" is dumb when the authors also studied economies who's inequality is coming from non neoliberal sources.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Buddy to be honest I'm having difficulty keeping track of what you're trying to say anywhere.

I don't think you've understood any of my comments or have attempted to even read the article yet.

But I'm not a interested in an argument with someone who doesn't even know what they're trying to argue

[–] [email protected] -2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sure you are having trouble keeping track, you keep putting words in my mouth and ignoring what I type.

Have a good day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Exactly my point...

You're accusing me of "putting words in your mouth" when I clearly haven't done so.

Ironically enough, in this same thread, you acknowledge that you did exactly that because you didn't understand my initial comment.

Like, I genuinely would like to explain this to you...

It's just not going to work. It looks like multiple other people are trying to help you now, so I'm going to let them give it a shot