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4: Timur Kuran - The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception

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The Force That Makes the Middle So Difficult to Hold

The skill level needed to inhabit a sensible position is priced out of almost all our abilities. 50 years ago, there were many people in society who held positions but felt they could compromise with the other side. Now we have absolute positions on which we no longer discuss. We don't have conferences where we discuss what kind of bringing people from both sidesand what kind of compromise can we it this conarise at a political level.

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