Eliezer proposed the idea that “if you looked at the history of England, you would find a smooth improvement in living conditions corresponding to a gradually more plausible threat of revolution”.
According to Eric Hoffer, the above is true. However, the direction of causation is the reverse of what one would expect. Improved living conditions precede revolutionary sentiment.
Eliezer proposed the idea that “if you looked at the history of England, you would find a smooth improvement in living conditions corresponding to a gradually more plausible threat of revolution”.
According to Eric Hoffer, the above is true. However, the direction of causation is the reverse of what one would expect. Improved living conditions precede revolutionary sentiment.