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eppur_se_muova

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9. Because this was originally a largely agrarian society, and we haven't gotten past that.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 01:30 AM

Jan 2020

Industrialization affected the Northeast much more than the South and West, so, on average, US society has lagged behind the rest of the industrialized world, despite our collective scientific, technological, and military prowess.

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Because this was originally a largely agrarian society, and we haven't gotten past that. eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #9