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  • sunbeam60@feddit.uk
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    23 days ago

    I’m a pleasant human but find myself often downvoted for what I consider an average social democratic view; taking the viewpoint that, in my country, cops are generally trustworthy, the market works when regulated by a well functioning democracy and it’s ok to be wealthy, but expect to be properly taxed.

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      23 days ago

      cops are generally trustworthy

      Oh man, you must not deal with cops a lot.

      the market works when regulated by a well functioning democracy

      I see you believe in fairytales

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        23 days ago

        Or I live in a country with better cops than you?

        In terms of delivering the highest proven outcomes for the broadest amount of people I’ve not seen evidence that anything beats a well regulated market. If new evidence is presented I shall gladly revise my opinion.

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      23 days ago

      You really need to stop saying “average” when you mean “well off, white, westerner”.

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        22 days ago

        Where I live, well off (seen in global scale), white, westerner is the average. Would you prefer me to represent an opinion that doesn’t reflect what I observe in my surroundings?

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      22 days ago

      i am sorry for being insulting but claiming the cops in the UK are generally trustworthy is delusional and just insulting to a LOT of people.