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> very civilized nations, such as Persia and Greece Eh, maybe back then, but today they would be seen as worse than ISIS. Pederasty and slavery are wholly into
by Balgair 9y ago
> very civilized nations, such as Persia and Greece
Eh, maybe back then, but today they would be seen as worse than ISIS. Pederasty and slavery are wholly intolerable. We've taken their good ideas and run with them, leaving the vast amount of horrible ones behind.
That said, you are totally correct. The modern corporation would be anathema to people from 150 years ago. Corporations were very tightly controlled by the state for a very long time due to the potential for vast profits to warp politics (also due to antisemitism, class-ism, and racism; the usual)
- DoreenMichele 9y agoOne of my favorite college professors gave me the expression "I am the primitive of my way." Whatever else was going on in Persia and Greece, there are reasons they were considered shining beacons. I think one of those reasons was their concept of trade as a civilizing force, superior to, say, raiding your neighbors and just taking whatever you could get. That concept of trade as a civilizing force seems somewhat lost these days and I think we are worse off for forgetting it. I realize you are mostly agreeing with me. This would no doubt go better in person. Conversational tone is really hard to convey online.