On the outside, trickling down on the Insiders
We won't live free until the Democrats, and their voters, live in fear.
texan (02-17-2020)
The Sage of Main Street (02-18-2020)
@carolina73 already added to the topic.
Can't wait for your contribution!
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
You might want to read Jarid Diamond's Guns Germs and Steele, it's a very well researched and written 800 pages or so that, paraphrasing: it follows Western Civilization from the Fertile Crescent into Europe and examines the fact that where food can be grown "people gather" and societies form. Technological advances due to wars also propel civilizations into advancement. Wherein Mr. Ferguson is correct, really more from a market perspective (the Hoover Institute being supported by the Kochs), Ferguson leaves quite a bit out of his history. Advancement through military might is how the New World was discovered and those "western values" were stamped onto people where ever the west went.
Last edited by jet57; 02-19-2020 at 07:16 PM.