The individual is now considered a) a criminal by definition, or b) a member of a group defined solely by ethnicity, color, religion, gender, or c) either in the 1% or the 99%.
But the individual is not considered to be himself/herself. Certainly not. Anything but.
In any of these countries, go back through the speeches of recent presidents and prime ministers and try to find a significant, positive, extensive mention of the individual. Good luck.
These days, mention "private property" and "individual" in the same sentence, and if you're understood at all, chances are you'll be labeled with some slur---because public-everything is supposed to be the utopian answer to humankind's ills.
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