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The classic history spoof "1066 and all that" declared that "History is not what you thought. It is what you can remember." Well, a German version should apparently be titled "1923 and all that" 1/
It turns out that most Germans conflate the hyperinflation of 1923 with the severe, gold-standard-and-austerity induced deflation of 1932 — and the latter is what brought Hitler to power 2/ delorsinstitut.de/2015/wp-conten…
This scrambled historical memory casts a shadow over Europe to this day 3/
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I know zilch about UK politics. However, worth noting that Johnson promised to move policy left, not right: end to austerity, more resources for NHS. We'll see what he actually does, but that's what he said 1/
Now, Trump did the same thing in 2016, promising to raise taxes on the rich, not cut social programs, etc. He was lying, and has governed like Paul Ryan — a big reason Dems retook the House 2/
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This is really interesting, especially in the larger context of the tendency to blame culture, not economics, for the problems of lagging groups in our society 1/ nytimes.com/2019/12/09/opi…
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So, can someone explain to me why Dems appear about to sign on to Trump's USMCA trade deal? It's basically no change from NAFTA as is, but Trump will claim it as a triumph. Why give him that? 1/
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