Another example that confirms the experiment. In my direct experience in Italian healthcare, I have observed that the large flows of patients both to the emergency room and to the family doctor occur on Monday, while the weekend is relatively calm.
'not too worried about politicians screwing the country with their ineptitude'
Which these days include nuclear confrontation. Who would have predicted the cavalier attitude towards that amongst former peaceniks and their offspring?
But i would pull the ineptitude qualification far beyond politicians and include the highest strata of civil liberal society. In the Netherlands only 16% of citizens say they would defend their country (only the Japanese score worse, while the whole of wealthy liberal Europe scores rather depressingly).
However, amongst NATO members, the Dutch are the most positive if not feisty (trumping Americans and British) about NATO's art5 (defend in case attacked) while foreign interventions, since consrciption ended, have also significantly gained in popularity amongst 'humanitarians'. (Just like feminists only started screaming murder about low female entry rates in the military áfter conscription).
These days progressive liberals are the most adamant or perhaps better, fundamentalistic, in their approach to war (i didn't see any nice progressive young men from my nice progressive high schools do their military service - thát was not for them).
Modern progressive thinking is: we have the morals, now you go fight and die for them.
Another example that confirms the experiment. In my direct experience in Italian healthcare, I have observed that the large flows of patients both to the emergency room and to the family doctor occur on Monday, while the weekend is relatively calm.
'not too worried about politicians screwing the country with their ineptitude'
Which these days include nuclear confrontation. Who would have predicted the cavalier attitude towards that amongst former peaceniks and their offspring?
But i would pull the ineptitude qualification far beyond politicians and include the highest strata of civil liberal society. In the Netherlands only 16% of citizens say they would defend their country (only the Japanese score worse, while the whole of wealthy liberal Europe scores rather depressingly).
However, amongst NATO members, the Dutch are the most positive if not feisty (trumping Americans and British) about NATO's art5 (defend in case attacked) while foreign interventions, since consrciption ended, have also significantly gained in popularity amongst 'humanitarians'. (Just like feminists only started screaming murder about low female entry rates in the military áfter conscription).
These days progressive liberals are the most adamant or perhaps better, fundamentalistic, in their approach to war (i didn't see any nice progressive young men from my nice progressive high schools do their military service - thát was not for them).
Modern progressive thinking is: we have the morals, now you go fight and die for them.