Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And it was huge and hugely expensive. Britain 1900 had roughly 1/4 the population of Russia 2022; it sent 250,000 soldiers, bigger than the force that invaded Ukraine. It was stupid and brutal: Britain invented concentration camps 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 3, 2022

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Important not to retrocast this war as a preemptive strike against apartheid; the Brits were every bit as racist as the Boers. It was instead a war of choice by a power that was generally happy to let white people elsewhere oppress indigenous populations 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 3, 2022

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The war was also wildly popular. That's what nationalism does: people almost always rally around the flag, no matter how stupid and unjust the war. The backlash, if it happens, only comes once the war turns into a clear failure 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 3, 2022