John Francis@mensrea @evan what's the yardstick for "social progress"? Very good economic progress for most people in the US, Canada, western Europe, Japan, Aus etc. 1945-1970. Elsewhere? Not so much.
Mostly flat economic progress in the western lib democracies since 1970...growth all went to the already wealthy and most people have the same real incomes as in the 70s, and worsening govt services.
Other yardsticks?
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