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It can be said that what is equal and unequal in traditional and modern societies are the reverse of each other. There is now more equality of opportunity for top positions but the very existence of so much modern dependence on endless economic growth based on division of labor that results at times in intense competition, and at other times in bureaucratic subservience, produces social inequalities even as the standard of living rises. If anything, the attempt to rebuild such intimate communal feelings often makes the factionalism, so driven by economic rivalries, even worse. That is because religious and ideological rivalries combine with economic interests to muddy politics.
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Braun, J. (2013). Introduction to Democratic Culture and Moral Character: A Study in Culture and Personality. In: Democratic Culture and Moral Character. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6754-6_1
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