Comments by "Buz Off" (@buzoff4642) on "Steven Pinker Discusses 'Enlightenment Now'" video.

  1. Hard as this author tries to promote neoliberalism, redistributing poverty isn't solving poverty. Of course Gates endorses this perception. Profits up, from moving production to low wage countries, importing visa indentured labor, and maintaining a lock on high priced Western consumer markets. Bonus: evade taxes offshore on record profits. And, STILL have the nerve to shunt Gates' foreign aid goals to the public wallet.
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  2. By economists' measure, Photo of Seattle residents, very well off by economists' world view standards http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/column-5-2-percent-income-growth-doldrums/ Photo of Syrian residents, destitute by economists' world view standards http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/refugee-crisis-outgrows-usual-fixes-heres/ Furthermore, he needs to dig deeper into history. For example, as English were attacking diamond mine owners in Africa (DeBeers), letter sent to the Queen asking to ensure there was population healthy enough to be used as army. Not a social conscious motive. Automated warring weapons, decline in public wealth, since less pressure to have troops at the ready, no coincidence. As the West reverts to aristocracy, for example, US congress has turned into House of Lords. "allowing commoners the ability to become healthier, wealthier, and far happier." Except for the recurring sporadic genocides. It's a wrong book, for a wrong time, the time being when the populations learn both what's under the whitewashed history they were taught, and the currently occurring corruption.
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