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by mc32 3117 days ago
Your people are idealists.

I'd like to see a programme where some of these young kids get sent to Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea in a kind of political exchange programme and see what they think after a year of existing in those governments amongst the locals.

For most the fervor would become flat, some might double down, but for most reality would become apparent.

That's not to day we can't improve our own system. There is much room. But at the same time, the grass is brown on the other side, while you just have some weeds you gotta clear.