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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 4090137, member: 93416&quot;]Incorrect in my own case.&nbsp; I am taking an interest in it because I consider historical studies a two way street.&nbsp; I try to understand the past by looking at the present, but also, the present by looking at the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consider the well know topic &quot;the decline and fall of Rome&quot; .&nbsp; In the 18th century Gibbon was the focus of popular discussion - concerning the political influence of religious matters.&nbsp; When I was young Toynbee was still in popular vogue, a different thesis, but very much about the role of politics and religion in culture.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In principle we are better placed to discuss these matters today.&nbsp; Firstly (and coins are intimately involved), since we know much more about 4th century Roman hyper-inflation.&nbsp; Secondly because way more people &#039;benefit&#039; from a higher education than ever before.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paradoxically, it is not happening.&nbsp; Popular discussion of such matters seems to be rudimentary or non existent, and attempts to initiate it ignored or frowned on.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=20480]@ToughCOINS[/USER] is on the right track here I think, but there is more at stake than just media wealth.&nbsp; A kind of cultural poverty is the other side of exactly the same coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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