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Sure but he's not wrong on a global scale. Despite the high wealth inequality in the USA and many places abroad (many much less friendly to democracy in any for
by codyb 10y ago
Sure but he's not wrong on a global scale. Despite the high wealth inequality in the USA and many places abroad (many much less friendly to democracy in any form even our semi-hijacked, obstructed, weaker than it needs be in many areas, and stronger than it need be in many others seemingly oligarchich in many ways form) poverty is down, hunger is down, death in violent manners is down, and wars have been less prevalent and less region and globe encompassing than most periods of human history.
There's plenty of people and regions hurting, but he's not wrong.
- return0 10y agoI would wager those are "normal" things, not good. When did hunger, poverty, death etc go up outside wars?
- pavlov 10y agoWhen did hunger, poverty, death etc go up outside wars? About 50% of the time throughout human history? We've been making constant progress for a very short time. Widespread famine happened in Europe as recently as the late 19th century, and all it took was one or two cold summers.