Yes, I tend to agree. Although I've never seen it up close, I've read enough that what you describe is the way most of the world works. Apparently to include our own nation. In a wider sense, favoritism is a near-universal human feature. In fact, it's part of what keeps a large part of the world in poverty. For example, in many African cā¦
Yes, I tend to agree. Although I've never seen it up close, I've read enough that what you describe is the way most of the world works. Apparently to include our own nation. In a wider sense, favoritism is a near-universal human feature. In fact, it's part of what keeps a large part of the world in poverty. For example, in many African cultures there's a VERY strong expectation that one
will take care of one's [very] extended family. You could call this socialism at the family or tribe level Such cultural norms no doubt have survival value in extremely primitive conditions, but it's damned hard to conduct anything resembling Western capitalism when all the profits must go to supporting a large number of non-producers.
Yes, I tend to agree. Although I've never seen it up close, I've read enough that what you describe is the way most of the world works. Apparently to include our own nation. In a wider sense, favoritism is a near-universal human feature. In fact, it's part of what keeps a large part of the world in poverty. For example, in many African cultures there's a VERY strong expectation that one
will take care of one's [very] extended family. You could call this socialism at the family or tribe level Such cultural norms no doubt have survival value in extremely primitive conditions, but it's damned hard to conduct anything resembling Western capitalism when all the profits must go to supporting a large number of non-producers.