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Poverty generates more conservatism, not less.
by koheripbal 4y ago
Poverty 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.