(((Noel Maurer)))
@noelmaurer.bsky.social
I’m from Brooklyn back when you could compare it to Cleveland with no irony. 4th generation on paternal line, kids are 5th.
Prof of internat’l affairs and internat’l biz at GWU. Latin America, econ history, and the energy business. ..
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I’m from Brooklyn back when you could compare it to Cleveland with no irony. 4th generation on paternal line, kids are 5th.
Prof of internat’l affairs and internat’l biz at GWU. Latin America, econ history, and the energy business.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
#economics
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TLDR: nope, forced labor did not leave lasting economic scars in Peru ... if you mean lasting to today. If you limit yourself to a more reasonable two century timeframe, then yes, it was bad. But go listen to Leticia Abad!
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Daddy Yankee gives Argentina more gasoline
The Trump administration bails out Argentina! But why did they need it?
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We have no idea if the Trump administration will actually follow through with the $30 billion, but if it does then it is a very big deal. An explainer on Argentina’s recent market turbulence:
www.noelmaurer.com/p/daddy-yank...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/daddy-yank...
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 29
The intervention will be televised
You will know if the U.S. is planning to invade Venezuela
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Curious about what an invasion of Venezuela would actually look like? No? Well, it’s kind of interesting anyway, so go read and comment over on Substack!
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-interv...
www.noelmaurer.com/p/the-interv...
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 29
I may be slow to respond, however, for which I apologize in advance. Work and family call and I do not log in here often.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 29
In that case, if you are interested I can explain why the historical data indicates that two-thirds of your statement is incorrect. The horrors of slavery benefitted the slaveowners, quite obviously, but not the American economy as a whole. (The same applies to the Mexican Cession.)
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 23
I would engage in a conversation but I suspect that you will block me. My feed on this app is interesting! I wonder how the algorithm works?
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 21
Absolutely!
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 21
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· Sep 20
Why was it irrelevant? There is a current in the UK that feels guilty about colonialism -- sufficiently so to pay Mauritius £165 million per year!
So it's my turn to scratch my head. You're sure you're not taking issue with the relevance for other reasons?
So it's my turn to scratch my head. You're sure you're not taking issue with the relevance for other reasons?
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Hmm. I think I failed as a writer, then. I had no intention of stating that I didn't understand /why/ the UK would toss Mauritius out. May I ask where I gave that impression?
I did, of course, mean to say that the British reaction was both unusual and unseemly. Vive la France!
I did, of course, mean to say that the British reaction was both unusual and unseemly. Vive la France!
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 18
New York City taxpayer here. Eric Adams is bad in
"a big showboaty way." (Great description!) And if you're hoping for major changes, nope, not great. But he's fine in a managerial way and housing policy is not bad.
"a big showboaty way." (Great description!) And if you're hoping for major changes, nope, not great. But he's fine in a managerial way and housing policy is not bad.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 18
I checked, and word "unusual" doesn't show up in the post. I will stick by "perplexing" for the decision. If you're going to say I'm off-base, then you should say where! I will either talk you out of it, or learn something, or have us both conclude that there is a difference in values.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 18
OK, what part are you referring to? That's strong language, sir!
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 18
They are still impossible to find in New York and trivially easy to get in Washington, DC. I have no explanation.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· Sep 18
That is bad, but in 1870 the Census recorded 162,540 familes, so roughly 5,200 household heads leaving would make for an annual rate around 3 percent. If that was a crisis peak, it does not sound very high, but am I using the wrong metric?
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Faculti
@faculti.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
#economics
#economics
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Faculti
@faculti.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Did colonial forced labor in Peru leave a lasting economic scar — or did its shadow fade long before independence? @noelmaurer.bsky.social and @larroyoabad.bsky.social , @gwu1821.bsky.social , @cuny.edu , discusses: faculti.net/how-colonial...
#economics
#economics
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
Well, did you not say that earlier?
I am getting a bit bored.
I am getting a bit bored.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
Respect is not deference ... sir? Ma'am? I feel terrible for you that you think that it is.
For example, I have treated you with respect during this entire amusing exchange, other than being a bit condescending by pointing out that I find it amusing.
For example, I have treated you with respect during this entire amusing exchange, other than being a bit condescending by pointing out that I find it amusing.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
I like this. I am important enough to receive death threats from my real work so I do not want anyone on social media to know who I am? But the haters already know who you are from your putative other work, do they not? Apologies, but I do indeed smell a rat. Perhaps it is just a dead rat.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
It is quite silly, as is your distaste for people who disagree with you.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
Well, you have only corrected me in your own head. And you continue to be obnoxious and quite disrespectful. I do find it amusing, however.
Of course, your framework is useless. All societies have mainstream elements of traditionalism and nationalism. Therefore all societies will trend to fascism.
Of course, your framework is useless. All societies have mainstream elements of traditionalism and nationalism. Therefore all societies will trend to fascism.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
Oh! You were in from '71 to '77?
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
Well, if that is the case, then why the obnoxiousness in your other post? Also, why a pseudonym and a claim that you are an award-winning political scientist? I assume that it is irony, but I do not fully understand why you would employ it.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 29
Ur-Fascism
Umberto Eco Ur-Fascism June 22, 1995
theanarchistlibrary.org
My, you are obnoxious. Apparently then the answer is that not all 14 are key, but just some nebulous pattern?
For other readers, Ur-Fascism is a short pamphlet in which he claims that only 1 of the traits need be present for fascism to “coagulate” around it.
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
For other readers, Ur-Fascism is a short pamphlet in which he claims that only 1 of the traits need be present for fascism to “coagulate” around it.
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 28
Not as helpful as you might think. Do you need to believe all 14 to be a fascist? How do you define "cult" and separate membership in that from a predilection? Is opposition to immigration (point 5) a necessary or sufficient condition? I merely point out here that you have not answered the question.
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@noelmaurer.bsky.social
· May 28
Well, how do you determine that line? I ask because I have met people who would say that believing abortion is murder would put you on the fascist side of that boundary, which seems odd to me. And I have of course encountered ever broader definitions of fascism. So where would you put it?