- 01 Nov 2019 19:43
#15045966
Yes, it's a bit of a stretch, I am posting this because it is clever and erudite.
"Mature systems must adapt or die. What prompted the Protestant uprising was the Church’s glaring distance from the philosophy it was supposed to uphold...
America’s meritocratic creed also looks increasingly hollow to large chunks of voters...
After Alexander’s death, the papacy reverted to the Medicis — the Florentine plutocrats. This showed that Rome had not learnt from its mistakes. We can only hope that America today is better able to digest the warnings of history."
https://www.ft.com/content/d68deaf0-fb6 ... acbbb0d9b6
"Mature systems must adapt or die. What prompted the Protestant uprising was the Church’s glaring distance from the philosophy it was supposed to uphold...
America’s meritocratic creed also looks increasingly hollow to large chunks of voters...
After Alexander’s death, the papacy reverted to the Medicis — the Florentine plutocrats. This showed that Rome had not learnt from its mistakes. We can only hope that America today is better able to digest the warnings of history."
https://www.ft.com/content/d68deaf0-fb6 ... acbbb0d9b6
Facts have a well known liberal bias
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