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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday June 12, 2021 @06:54AM (#27483525)
> the Economist I know is about as factually accurate as most media publications

We agree. I meant that an article appearing in the Economist doesn't need to source every detail, particularly when it's a widely-accessible and well-known statistic.

Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by pasabagi on Saturday June 12, 2021 @07:12AM (#27483624)
Thanks for the clarification.

That said, as an aside, I find it a bit worrying sometimes that the basic facts of our public conversation are provided without sources, or even in many cases, particular care or diligence.