> What the neoliberals underestimated was the extent of how nationalistic these rising countries could become Yeah that was totally unprecedented.. If you igno

> What the neoliberals underestimated was the extent of how nationalistic these rising countries could become Yeah that was totally unprecedented.. If you ignore examples of exactly that happening at other times in history, like Japan. They went from a very poor feudal society where most people lived as peasants society to an industrial society able to seriously challenge America in less than a century. Violent rabid nationalism came with and facilitated that transition.