To hitchhike off the economics point: the specific European capitalist infrastructure was also responsible. They had to travel to find new markets for their goods, and of course we were unwilling to buy ridiculously overpriced goods from them when we had our own versions, hence the muzzle of the gun.
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Date: 2011-09-25 03:32 am (UTC)Also, obligatory Eddie Izzard: flags.