“The great virtue of a free market is that it enables people who hate each other, or who are from vastly different religious or ethnic backgrounds, to cooperate economically. Government intervention can’t do that. Politics exacerbates and magnifies differences.”–Milton Friedman
Interesting. Money heals old wounds better than time? This would be a great market research study.
On a large scale, could historical enemies set aside differences for increased profit?
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It’s happened many times - Japan and Germany are prime examples, but not the only ones.