Quote Originally Posted by Vladimir View Post
Old ideas and culture are a disadvantage. When you take pride in the past you focus less on the future.
Now Vladamir a man could spend a whole day retorting between pros and cons of old and new, there is nothing inherently advantageous about being new or old. Incidently the Irish are old but Ireland itself is new, also Ireland while new is also among the oldest continously democratic countries in Europe. Where do we fit in your scale.