Civilizations either grow or collapse. This has been demonstrated over and over and over. In spite of what idealists might think there is no way back except for chaos and darkness. The only hopeful way is forward.
"...when you introduce ideas of scientific rationalism, modern communication and transportation systems, sound property rights, markets (including for capital), and ideas of golden rule, you get a phase change and a meteoric rise to wealth. there is no real middle state between third world and first world, it’s a binary. you get the pieces in place, and change comes very quickly.
"i have written on this many time in the past notably on “causing prosperity” and on golden rules making golden ages and the fragile idea of doing unto others as one would have done onto them in turn that underpins the civilizations capable of supporting sufficient amounts of the free market capitalism that has been the only force to ever durably lift meaningful numbers of people out of grinding poverty.
"there is no real middle state of half develop...
This could not be said ANY better…..please share & wake up some foolish in Canada….
This whole Lake Ontario issue only identifies and illustrates how incredibly uninformed some people are, and how so many lack critical thinking skills.
What people don't understand is that Donald Trump does this on purpose, just to expose the idiocy and hypocrisy. And those of you reacting are only proving his point.
We have changed the names of streets, schools, roads, buildings, universities, sports teams, government institutions, military bases, parks, mountains, islands, towns, and geographic landmarks.
We've changed terminology for races, ethnic groups, disabilities, occupations, Indigenous peoples, and entire communities. We've changed titles and forms of address. We're told to respect people's preferred names and pronouns, even when they differ from what they were called previously.
Remember the Queen Charlotte Islands? We changed that name to Haida Gwaii. Now they're even talking about changing the name of ...
