Remember South Africa?

Tom Brosz — 6/28/2004 5:48:23 PM (archived)

Yeah, I know. Neither does anyone else.

A good case can be made that one touchstone for the success of a nation is whether people are trying to get in, or trying to get out.

An interesting website on this can be found here.

Looks like it's primarily designed to sell a book, but the facts and figures are useful.

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Remember South Africa? - Tom Brosz - 6/28/2004 5:48:23 PM
- Centuries worth of building and investment thrown away without a fight. - Lee - 6/28/2004 10:06:32 PM
  - Self sacrificing = stage of moral development. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/28/2004 11:27:09 PM
    - To not fight for the safety of your descendants is immoral. - Lee - 6/28/2004 11:40:27 PM
      - Bad timing and bad planning - FrankC - 6/29/2004 3:10:57 AM
        
        A scenario I would have liked to see... - Tom Brosz - 6/29/2004 5:07:00 AM
        
        certainly not race... - FrankC - 6/29/2004 5:40:39 AM
        
        Moldy ideas - Mary Anne - 6/29/2004 5:31:55 AM
        
        re: Moldy ideas - Tom Brosz - 6/29/2004 7:13:24 AM
        
        in the petri dish of human nature - Robert - 6/29/2004 9:02:42 PM
        
        re: human nature - Tom Brosz - 7/1/2004 12:47:54 AM
        
        Yeah, you're probably right. - Lee - 6/29/2004 4:32:44 AM
        
        Nice idea - FrankC - 6/29/2004 5:54:48 AM
        
        I bet Antarctica is loaded with resources. - Lee - 6/29/2004 6:04:58 AM
        
        Oh, they're looking alright! - jms - 6/29/2004 5:58:32 PM
        
        At last! My claim for the Moebius - Nick Hoffman - 6/30/2004 12:27:12 AM

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