Talk:Mercantilism/Archives/2016

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Past tense to present.

I'd like to contend that the theoretical framework of mercantilism *is*, not *was* a thing.

For instance, the antiquated geocentric model uses the present tense, regardless of the fact that it's historical.

This is only a past tense if it is an institution that no longer exists.

For instance, the Luddites "were" while Ludism "is". Mercantilism, as a framework for statecraft, "is". Kristopolous (talk) 22:29, 14 June 2016 (UTC)