So committed:
I feel like conservatives are winning the culture war The other day I caught myself having a surprised reaction when I found out this 28 year old straight white guy I met through a mutual friend was a social democrat and hated Joe Rogan. I've been wondering why I had such a reaction, because ten years ago, I wouldn't have presumed a college educated young white guy from a blue state to be more likely conservative than liberal. Nowadays, right leaning is usually the safe bet.
That's the case in both America and Europe. Everyone in urban centers seemed progressive when gay rights was the biggest wedge issue of the day. Now that the political/cultural landscape has become decidedly more complicated, everyone's looking out for themselves.
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe Britain chose finance over industry, austerity over investment, and a closed economy over openness to the world.
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe Interesting tidbit:
[quote] Although British media worry about robots taking everybody’s jobs, the reality is closer to the opposite. “Between 2003 and 2018, the number of automatic-roller car washes (that is, robots washing your car) declined by 50 percent, while the number of hand car washes (that is, men with buckets) increased by 50 percent,” the economist commentator Duncan Weldon told me in an interview for my podcast, Plain English. “It’s more like the people are taking the robots’ jobs.”
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe [quote] The most relevant statistic—-GDP per capita—-is never mentioned.
When 80% of your GDP comes from the service sector, GDP per capita absolutely isn't the most relevant statistic.
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe R57 Well, may the reincarnation of Thatcher emerge soon to save the day. Then again, what do you have left to be sold off?
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe R84 How is China raping and pillaging the Global South, exactly? Any concrete examples? Comparable examples please, no strawmen or hypotheses.
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe If this is China raping and pillaging the Global South, what's the IMF doing there?
This is literally coming from the Godfather of anti-China propaganda by the way, before you start screaming CCP shills.
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe R88 By raping and pillaging it?
How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe R91 And in what ways is that comparable to the UK's version of raping and pillaging, which happens to be the subject at hand?