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0 pointscrazygringo2y ago0 comments

> The West is undergoing a bureaucratic collapse where incompetent or out right maliciously corrupt people are subverting regulators.

I don't know where you're getting this from. Generally speaking, regulations and enforcement are tighter than they've ever been. That doesn't mean they're perfect, but you're going to have to show some evidence it's getting worse.

I really don't think you want to go back to the 1970's and 1980's, or the 1940's and 1950's.

I mean, I totally believe you about your water -- I just don't know where you get the idea that it was better in the past. If anything, you as a consumer just didn't have the ability to detect it or filter.

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thsksbd2y ago

I didn't complain that there aren't enough regulations. I mean that the people involved in them are corrupt and incompetent which makes them easy prey to the industries they regulate.

crazygringoOP2y ago

That's why I didn't say "regulations", I said "regulations and enforcement".

Corruption has generally gone down significantly over the decades, and knowledge and training have gone up.

I'm not saying there aren't problems, but you're presenting a narrative where bureaucracies are "collapsing", when the reality is that things have actually been improving in general, and quite a great deal.

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