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Effectively. Like all national politicians, he had the same resources at his disposal that a rich person in his country would have. His ascetic life was volun
by ksvs 18y ago
Effectively. Like all national politicians, he had the same resources at his disposal that a rich person in his country would have. His ascetic life was voluntarily so.
- rw 18y agoSocial capital is dependent upon the continuing goodwill of others. That is an important restriction. If Gandhi had dropped his ascetic lifestyle, deciding to obtain a mansion, his social capital would have declined dramatically.
- anamax 18y agoYes, but he'd still have had the mansion and the lifestyle. He'd have just lost the adoring crowds.
- mattmaroon 18y agoPeople with mansions always have an adoring crowd.
- babul 18y agoSaddam had a lot of mansions.
- mattmaroon 18y agoHe had an adoring crowd too. He just had a much larger opposite crowd.