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Was there ever a relatively peaceful and prosperous period in Europe for a non elite average person? Maybe only the 1990s and only in France, (Western) Germany,
by lifestyleguru 11mo ago
Was there ever a relatively peaceful and prosperous period in Europe for a non elite average person? Maybe only the 1990s and only in France, (Western) Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland?
- spacechild1 11mo agoActually, most of Western, Northern and Central Europe since the 1960s. Notable exceptions are Spain (under Franco) and Ireland (until the 1990s).
- lifestyleguru 11mo agoGreece and Portugal weren't particularly prosperous or safe either. Italy was only rich-ish, but unsafe.
- wtcactus 11mo agoWhat do you mean Portugal wasn't safe? I wholeheartedly agree it wasn't prosperous, but not being safe? Where did you take that from?
- tiagod 11mo agoEnormous child mortality, colonial war, persecution by the political police, hunger.
- spacechild1 11mo agoGreece is in Southern Europe ;-) Italy is a complex case because of the great disparity between the North and the South. You're totally right about Portugal, though!