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There was nothing to do back then. And if there was, it was crazy and/or reserved for the feudal lords. The primary income of the state was through alcohol taxe
by qiqitori 2y ago
There was nothing to do back then. And if there was, it was crazy and/or reserved for the feudal lords. The primary income of the state was through alcohol taxes. Countries thought it was okay to invade other countries just to make themselves bigger/stronger countries. Nationalism, racism, sexism were the norm. Most people can't read/write. Information is scant and passed on by word of mouth.
- qiqitori 2y ago(Re-reading what I wrote above, I'd like to clarify that all the stuff I wrote above (except perhaps the alcohol tax one?) is of course not specific to Japan.)
- JPLeRouzic 2y agoThanks for the insight, but how it is different from today? - Countries now thought it IS okay to invade other countries just to make themselves bigger/stronger countries: There are currently many examples in the news. - Nationalism, racism, sexism are the norm: Nationalism is obviously on the rise. Racism never disappeared, even being tattooed is seen as an excuse to deport people. https://azmirror.com/2025/04/08/ice-director-envisions-amazon-like-mass-deportation-system-prime-but-with-human-beings/ https://azmirror.com/2025/04/08/ice-director-envisions-amazo... - Women and men are much more sexualized today than in my youth, despite the talk of feminism and #metoo. - Most people can't read/write (see Piza results). Only 10% of people can understand a simple statistics. - Information is scant (see social networks and disinformation) For context, about my post, I am from France, and what I wrote is not specific to any country but seems to me to apply to all.