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History: its message is as unpalatable as it is clear
« on: February 22, 2017, 02:00:53 PM »
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By now the aftershocks of the 20th century’s great wars have faded. Top tax rates and union membership are down, communism is defunct, and globalization, however reviled, is (still) in full swing. The four levelling forces will not return any time soon

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Re: History: its message is as unpalatable as it is clear
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