Comment on Suffering of the Poor May Have Helped Societies w/Class Structures Spread Across Globe

Suffering of the Poor May Have Helped Societies w/Class Structures Spread Across Globe

Arguably the worst feature of societies with class structures -- the disproportionate suffering of the poor -- may have been the driving force behind the spread of those stratified societies across the globe at the expense of more egalitarian societies. During hard times, a society in which the bulk of the suffering is borne by the poor can survive and expand into new territory more readily than can egalitarian societies.

 

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