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The form of government has nothing to do with scientific progress.

Or... actually yes ! Governments work hard to stop progress and maintain status quo : cut in scientific research to fund social benefits.

Patent anyone ?
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.

Patenting is totally opposed to open-source.
Open-source come from people, not government.
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