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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion
Both capitalism and democratic Republic can work, but educated citizens/consumers is required.
Democracy takes effort, it’s a lot easier to just give up critical thinking and reason and blindly follow the (not so) “great leader”...
Consumers need to be less trusting of companies and we need regulatory environment that holds them accountable to truth in marketing and safe products. Being an educated consumer takes effort too.
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That was exactly my point. We have better access to knowledge than ever before. But technology is constantly evolving to help us be more lazy and less critical thinkers. Educated voters and consumers en masse is a laughable fantasy from what I can tell.