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I prefer to look at things as degrees left or right on a continuum... Communism being on the far left and total capitalism being on the far right. There is no ideal place on the far left or far right and the world does not have to be one or the other. For the world to work better it has to be a combination of both.

That said, there are models in place in many different countries. Each country should be governed by the model that works best in their country. For example, the Saudis have been mostly successful at maintaining law and order in the very center of the middle east, while the effort to impose democracy and capitalism on Libya and Iraq can be viewed as a complete failure. This is for a variety of reasons. They are:

- Religious beliefs
- Education levels
- Respect for freedom of choice
- Traditions of the people

In order for a country to stay in the center of the continuum, the country has to be:

- Driven by law over religion
- Be fairly well educated in math and science. And able to read and comprehend.
- Respect that people are different and are allowed to have different views
- Respect traditions that people have
- Respect the value of human life