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Rhymes With "Brass Seagull"'s avatar

Well said. I would say that "protopian" is probably a better term than "utopian", as the latter literally means "no place" in Greek, and there is a long history of people seeking to create utopia and making the perfect so much the enemy of the good that they end up creating dystopia. Otherwise, this article is 🔥🔥🔥

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Tracy Clark-Flory's avatar

Ah, interesting! I like "protopian." Definitely loses some of the unwanted baggage of "utopian."

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Rhymes With "Brass Seagull"'s avatar

Thanks 😊

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Brent Gourley's avatar

Hopefully, you will answer the question "Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism" .

;)

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Brent Gourley's avatar

" . . . Under Socialism"

free contraception ?

free medical care ?

free child care ?

parental leave for both parents ?

enough vacation time to ... uhm, well, you know.

;)

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Rhymes With "Brass Seagull"'s avatar

Indeed. And it doesn't even need to be full-blown socialism either. It would be true for a Nordic-style mixed economy social democracy as well.

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