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It's probably related to this context: https://www.sciencealert.com/france-prepares-for-4-c-rise-we-cant-escape-the-global-reality https://www.sciencealert.com/

It's probably related to this context: https://www.sciencealert.com/france-prepares-for-4-c-rise-we-cant-escape-the-global-reality https://www.sciencealert.com/france-prepares-for-4-c-rise-we... France's national conversation seems to be increasingly realising that we're heading towards a difficult future and pre-empting it. Anglo societies seem to find this much harder to reckon with.

jeffbee 3y ago
> Anglo societies seem to find this much harder to reckon with. It's because of our astonishingly bad common law system. The worst thing that England gave to the world.
- dmichulke 3y ago
  What about the imperial system of units?
  - dolmen 3y ago
    What about driving on the left side of the road?
- theonemind 3y ago
  What problem do you see with the common law system in this context? I do like the principle that all things being equal, cases should get decided the same way, and we technically have the option of amending the law for clarity if courts seem to interpret it strangely. It does seem like it can slow laws down, which seems like a possible advantage in some contexts for the stability and continuity of society, but possibly a major downside if you need to act quickly.
- simmerup 3y ago
  To be honest, for the UK at least I've always thought it was because as an English speaking country we have no moat from American media. So we're way more susceptible to the propaganda pumped out by big corporations. I think our common law system is one of the best things about our country
rhaway84773 3y ago
Also, the idea that Anglo countries, especially the US, aren’t interventionist is beyond hilarious. Take the housing market, for example. The entire thing is nothing but a massive U.S. subsidy towards homeownership. Subsidies by the govt insuring 30 year fixed mortgages, while lots of carve outs in the tax code to promote housing, actual, literal intervention in the market over the past century to bail out homeowners, and companies whose failures would wreck the homeownership market, subsidized funding for infrastructure to keep those homes livable, etc.

jeffbee 3y ago

> Anglo societies seem to find this much harder to reckon with. It's because of our astonishingly bad common law system. The worst thing that England gave to the world.

dmichulke 3y ago
What about the imperial system of units?
- dolmen 3y ago
  What about driving on the left side of the road?
theonemind 3y ago
What problem do you see with the common law system in this context? I do like the principle that all things being equal, cases should get decided the same way, and we technically have the option of amending the law for clarity if courts seem to interpret it strangely. It does seem like it can slow laws down, which seems like a possible advantage in some contexts for the stability and continuity of society, but possibly a major downside if you need to act quickly.
simmerup 3y ago
To be honest, for the UK at least I've always thought it was because as an English speaking country we have no moat from American media. So we're way more susceptible to the propaganda pumped out by big corporations. I think our common law system is one of the best things about our country

rhaway84773 3y ago

Also, the idea that Anglo countries, especially the US, aren’t interventionist is beyond hilarious. Take the housing market, for example. The entire thing is nothing but a massive U.S. subsidy towards homeownership. Subsidies by the govt insuring 30 year fixed mortgages, while lots of carve outs in the tax code to promote housing, actual, literal intervention in the market over the past century to bail out homeowners, and companies whose failures would wreck the homeownership market, subsidized funding for infrastructure to keep those homes livable, etc.