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Friedman Fundamentals Discussion

Freedom And Equality
A country that puts equality before freedom ends up with neither. Are there countries that have put equality before freedom? What was the result?

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This sounds like the definition of communism. As of yet, no country has successfully implemented this system enduringly. The most infamous example is the Soviet Union. Forced equality produces a malaise over society where the individual is stifled by a lack of freedom to affect change in their own life. A society of individuals resigned to their fate will inevitably stagnate and eventually fail.

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