Mark :verified: on Nostr: The Manhattan Contrarian comments about a couple NYT stories ...
The Manhattan Contrarian comments about a couple NYT stories
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2024-1-4-in-the-new-york-times-colonialism-explains-everything
In brief - colonialism explains everything - except when it doesn't.
Like suggesting that poverty in the Philippines could be solved by land distribution (which failed in Cuba & Bolivia) - only to find out in a nearby story that the farmers that are poor DO own their land.
WTF?
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2024-1-4-in-the-new-york-times-colonialism-explains-everything
In brief - colonialism explains everything - except when it doesn't.
Like suggesting that poverty in the Philippines could be solved by land distribution (which failed in Cuba & Bolivia) - only to find out in a nearby story that the farmers that are poor DO own their land.
WTF?