Incrementalism works. Revolution doesn't.
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Replying to @ContentOfMedia
@ContentOfMedia For a definition of works. Revolution succeeds on its own terms.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @FatherOfNun
@FatherOfNun Hmm... Produces lasting change. Improves the lives of the masses. Are there revolutions that have done these two?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ContentOfMedia@FatherOfNun china by literacy, life expectancy, and economic growth1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @wottow
@wottow@FatherOfNun Which Chinese revolution? Not 1949? 1912, maybe? Or something more recent?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ContentOfMedia
@ContentOfMedia@FatherOfNun Yes 49. life expectancy and literacy saw massive growth under Mao. And don't go citing missing-births-as-deaths2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@wottow@ContentOfMedia@FatherOfNun improvement over base but maybe not compared to counterfactual. Gains easy in 20th century..2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@wottow@ContentOfMedia@FatherOfNun and IIRC growth really took off after Mao bit it + revolution capitulated1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@aspasia_project
@ContentOfMedia@FatherOfNun you mean gdp growth? i believe you are correct1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@wottow @ContentOfMedia @FatherOfNun I was thinking of pretty much any human dev indicator, imagine most correlated with GDP for sure
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