Many say this cannot work.

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Ah yes. China used to have 100% technocrats in their leadership 30 years ago. No one with a law degree in sight. Nowadays it is less, but they still have quite a few.

It can work.

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dead_hn_theory 35 minutes ago | parent [-]

China also runs re-education camps and is directly involved in a genocide, so... yes, looking at it through just the right lens, it can work.

	▲	hedora 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Not defending them, but in the US our taxes directly fund genocide. We don't get competent domestic policies in return.