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MOVING FORWARD
The next twenty years were difficult yet rewarding for the peoples of the world. Economies were in shambles. Without welfare programs, people needed to learn how to fend for themselves. Those who had spent time buying and selling in underground economies had the least difficulty becoming self-sufficient. Those who had relied entirely on the government for survival found it difficult adapting to a new existence. The popular expression, ‘there's no such thing as free’, grew in popularity with each passing day.
Easton led a successful, yet passive revolution for democracy. The theory of freedom and capitalism spread throughout the world without military intervention. Groups bonded together by culture, need and in some cases, family. If a group wanted to live under democra
