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		ahmeneeroe-v2 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why can't Ivies cope with losing a few hundred mil... Why are you citing the these institutions' contribution to the 20th century? We are 25 years past the 20th century, 35 years since the end of the Cold War (which was the spiritual end of the 20th century). What have these elite institutions contributed to the 1990+ world order?

amanaplanacanal 8 months ago [–]

Tons of research in the sciences, including medicine.

ahmeneeroe-v2 8 months ago | [–]

So nothing that required them to maintain a one-sided, antagonistic political stance?

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