james22

Some, sure. But there's enough others that seem very genuinely shocked at American suburban and rural affluence to make it seem more reflective of the whole than not. And knowing what we know of the actual disparity, that's only to be expected.

They're more than a bit poorer. Because: If they did understand, they might be less content.

https://archive.ph/j6kgr

Nice.

You shoot/hunt, Parsad?

Well, China also the First Sino-Japan War, the Boxer Rebellion, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Civil War, and Mao's Great Leap Forward. Lots of externalities and bad decisions by a authoritarian. Europe has none of those excuses since the end of the Cold War. Losing your best men in World Wars and War Guilt has an effect, sure. But Europe's response (over-regulating bureaucracy) has been *their* choice.

During the 17 years between 2008 and 2025?

No, no external (Opium Wars) or internal (Taiping Rebellion) excuses. No excuse at all.

GDPR & European Innovation Culture: What the Evidence Shows https://medium.com/@AdamThierer/gdrp-european-innovation-culture-what-the-economic-evidence-shows-b19d2309de07