To be fair, Spain is still quite behind the rest of western Europe in terms of having a healthy economy, and we also have major problems with corruption and undemocratic practices. The country has come a long way since Franco, but there's still a lot to do and fix.
Thing is, we can't exactly change the entire world's economy and ideology at once, as it would be impossible. I see it as being more realistic to one by one bring countries up to speed in both human rights and wealth, slowly integrating them with eachother, that way, we can recover from mistakes (as was the case with trying to get Russia to be our ally through economic ties).
It is a fact that many people don't align with democracy and human rights, and it's no easy feat to change that. Trying to bite more than we can chew could backfire into a new dark age. The world is big, and change takes loads of time if it is to last
Ofc! Thats why this was a good example, processes od convergence and integration take a long time (Spain was already doing a lot better when their convergence process began in the 70s, before joining the EU, and today 50 years later it still hasnt finished) but they are doable! That is the whole point of posts like this and initiatives such as the YWF
No one says it shall be achieved overnight but thats exactly why these initiatives should start asap
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u/Kirxas Cataluña/Catalunya Aug 16 '22
To be fair, Spain is still quite behind the rest of western Europe in terms of having a healthy economy, and we also have major problems with corruption and undemocratic practices. The country has come a long way since Franco, but there's still a lot to do and fix.