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家园 今天刚好看到一篇

Yuval Noah Harari argues that what’s at stake in Ukraine is the direction of human history国内

We tend to take it for granted, but it is an astonishing novelty in human history. For thousands of years, military expenditure was by far the biggest item on the budget of every prince, khan, sultan and emperor. They hardly spent a penny on education or medical help for the masses.

一个历史学家,既无视西方的财政演变,也无视东方的公卫支出,他的历史怎么学的?

But they chose differently. Despite history, despite grinding poverty and despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Ukrainians established a democracy.

当然在民主面前什么都不重要了。

百度了一下,原来这位就是人类简史的作者……

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