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What was the public reaction in the UK to losing the 13 colonies and acknowledging the US?

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The 1980's has the reputation of being very materialistic, the "Greed is good" decade. Is there any objective data that supports this? Were the 1980's really that different from the decades that came before and after it in terms of materialism, wealth inequality, or greed?

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Luddites in History

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What was the public reaction in the UK to losing the 13 colonies and acknowledging the US?	115
The 1980's has the reputation of being very materialistic, the "Greed is good" decade. Is there any objective data that supports this? Were the 1980's really that different from the decades that came before and after it in terms of materialism, wealth inequality, or greed?	29
Luddites in History	1