Bible imagery - can we learn anything from history
ML - The way the world works - analyzing how things work - En podkast av David Nishimoto
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Prior to the Civil War, the south was losing to the north’s industrialization and resulting wealth. Slavery was not popular among both groups. The south could not get back their former power through technology change. The south believed they could get back their former power through slavery. The south privately knew that slavery was not sustainable, but their pride would not allow them to accept the poverty status they were in. The end result was a Civil War over the issue of slavery. The south could not use slavery to maintain their power. When empires become rich by inflation, people become dependent, morality decays, consumer spending becomes excessive, and entertainment rules supreme; but liberty is lost. Empires require the support of the people. The real wealth of the middle class declines in an empire. It is during periods of high economic volatility that politically dominant groups transfer the cost of warfare and social programs onto the working class and class division forms. More middle class individuals move into poverty, while more middle class wealth transfers to the top echelons of society.
