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growth under authoritarian, extractive political institutions in China, though likely to continue for a while yet, will not translate into sustained growth, supported by truly inclusive economic institutions and creative destruction.

这样的现象在历史记载中是常态，尤其是在中原王朝与周边文明程度较低的民族或政权的战争中，后者在很长时间内完全没有自己的历史记录体系，更谈不上话语权了。于是我们经常会读到中原王朝的军队总是十战九胜，尤其是各类接触战，往往百战百胜。但是随后却总是在关键时刻，因为主帅突然莫名其妙犯了大错，或者皇帝介入胡乱指挥，于是会在一次大战中惨败，随后便只好又重新来过，继续在新一轮的对决中连战连胜

The Bolshevik Revolution advertised its aim as replacing the exploitative economic system of tsarist Russia with a more just and efficient one that would bring freedom and prosperity to millions of Russians. Alas, the outcome was the opposite, and much more repressive and extractive institutions replaced those of the government the Bolsheviks overthrew. The experiences in China, Cuba, and Vietnam were similar. Many noncommunist, top-down reforms fared no better.

THERE ARE HUGE DIFFERENCES in living standards around the world. Even the poorest citizens of the United States have incomes and access to health care, education, public services, and economic and social opportunities that are far superior to those available to the vast mass of people living in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Central America.

惜政治舆论向来就不讲究逻辑，而是看哪边

凡是自己下意识加上去的"为了好意的优化"，将来都要回来看一眼。因为每一样好意，都有可能在某一个他没有想到的角度，变成一道十六秒的空白

It was much easier for the North Koreans to create a more radically communist-style economy, since they could expropriate former Japanese assets and build on the economic model of the Chinese Revolution.

我觉得每个IP都有它自己的坚持，如果它不坚持，MOLLY就不是MOLLY了