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If you’re making sweeping statements like that, why the arbitrary distinction at 300 years? What happened then? Why not say “since the dawn of humanity”?
lucky1759
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It's not some arbitrary distinction from 300 years ago, it's something called "the Enlightenment".
gyomu
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The bullies with most guns and biggest economies have been in charge since the Enlightenment? Huh?
swarnie
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I was keeping it simple for the majority.
kabouseng
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Probably referring to the period that pax Britannia and pax Americana have been the global hegemon.
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