Capitalism does not have to be that bad
2023-09-26 12:50 It is worth noting that no other Western country had chattel slavery as late as the US.  The European ones either never had large scale chattel slavery or had it replaced by serfdom centuries earlier.
Experiences they could not have made
2023-09-20 10:43 It has been pointed out that different countries have different cultural heritages.  This can explain Christian Fundamentalists condemning the inevitable.
Progress is possible
2023-07-14 13:09 The countries I see as Western are mostly found in Europe.
Seeds of progress
2023-07-05 13:05 Apart from its peninsula and island rich coast Europe also has an unusually fractured terrain.  This makes it virtually impossible to politically unify this part of the world.
In defence of migrationism
2023-03-24 11:41 This is not about promoting migration.  Instead, this is about migration as explanation for the spread of agriculture.  Historically this idea has been associated with racism.