holy shit Jeffrey Sachs says “the most violent country in the world since 1950 has been the United States” then the moderator cuts him off and the audience applauds lmao
I think it’s fair to consider that maybe he isn’t as consciously driven by ideology as much as his past role would lead to believe. He strikes me as someone who had a sincere belief in neoliberalism leading to collective wellbeing. And now his current stances can be simply explained as him witnessing the results of that experiment and adjusting his worldview in accordance. Hindsight 20-20?
I think it’s fair to consider that maybe he isn’t as consciously driven by ideology as much as his past role would lead to believe. He strikes me as someone who had a sincere belief in neoliberalism leading to collective wellbeing. And now his current stances can be simply explained as him witnessing the results of that experiment and adjusting his worldview in accordance. Hindsight 20-20?
That might be right. Though I still find it very hard to forgive him for his role in destroying Russia during the 90s.