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In my estimation its worth a decline in standard of living to be free of traditional, conservative values.
by nathan_compton 4y ago
In my estimation its worth a decline in standard of living to be free of traditional, conservative values.
- koheripbal 4y agoPoverty generates more conservatism, not less.
- nathan_compton 4y agoPoverty does, but not a small decline in standard of living. France isn't a third world country, its just not an imperial power. Seems great to me. On balance, I'd like to live in a modestly successful country without imperial ambitions. Lot of Glaucons at Hackernews, I guess.
- inawarminister 4y agoFrance is still an imperial power in West Africa, though certainly in the last few months it's changing.
- AbrahamParangi 4y agoOne wonders if that’s stable long-term. The US is a relatively benign hegemon, but that’s just luck. The next one isn’t likely to be very nice at all, going by the standards of history.
- etothepii 4y agoIsn't the view of the article that you get both? The areas where the counter reformation was strongest had the biggest drop in fertility.
- ciphol 4y agoThe areas where the counter-reformation (i.e. theocracy) was strongest had the most secular populations. Do you call that religion or not-religion?
- etothepii 4y agoThe article claimed that it was a response to the counter reformation based on the decreased likelihood of the opening paragraphs of wills to refer to god. The claim being that people rebelled against the counter reformation.
- steve76 4y ago[dead]