What We Can Learn From The West & The Rest: Why Some Countries Flourish & Others Fail 9/12/15

Who’s drowning in the Mediterranean? Europeans desperate to reach the Middle East & Africa or MENA residents trying to reach Europe? Why is western civilization everyone’s goal? Yes I know Western countries are richer and freer, but why? How come 97% of discoveries in science, technology & medicine of past 1,000 years occurred in Western Civilization? Yes, Fred, I know gunpowder was invented in China—I explain that. Only countries with monogamous marriage developed civilization. No exceptions. When sex is surrounded by rules, rituals, & restraint, intelligence increases in that culture. The reverse is also frighteningly true. Why some countries flourish while others fail. A clue: some countries encourage property ownership—others don’t. What you should tell your children and what you should omit. The impending extinction of the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices