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diordiderot on April 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lessons from America’s astonishing economic record

Touché. I suppose inwardly focused benevolent systems wouldn't spread because they wouldn't want overthrow other systems

alex_sf on April 17, 2023 [–]

Can a benevolent system be inwardly focused? How benevolent is it to ignore your neighbor?

If we say that it's not a pretend virtue to care about democracy and freedom around the world, then wouldn't it would be a reasonable imperative to interact with the world?

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