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in terms of tolerance for other cultures, we definitely moved backward in the 20th century
Personally, I blame that on the romantic nationalist movements of the 19th century. They just needed a few decades to bear fruit.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 10:47:46 AM EST
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Romantic nationalism has a lot to answer for.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 11:04:29 AM EST
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And very little good to show for it other than a few symphonic poems and some fantasy novels posing as historical novels.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 20th, 2006 at 11:27:24 AM EST
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