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Re:Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Sal... by ceejayoz on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @02:50PM (#13429679)
> Correct, but the transition was from an autocracy to a fledgling democracy; the opposite would be more concerning. Security and infrastructure are both improving. Foreign investments are on the rise.

The issue is less "how's it going right now" and more "how will it be in a few centuries".

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Re:Memory of Mankind: All of Human Knowledge Buried in a Sal... by Cyph0n on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @03:44PM (#13430126)
I can name several empires and/or civilizations that were stable for much longer than Switzerland has. The ones that remain are now essentially third-world countries.

The current world super power was colonized by a foreign force just 300 years back. That same occupying force can now be crushed by said super power.

The two great powers of the 15th century are now each facing a severe economic crisis.

The past is not a reliable indicator of the future.

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