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Historically at 20-40% unemployment wars start and country leaders are physically disassembled in the street.



> Historically at 20-40% unemployment wars start and country leaders are physically disassembled in the street.

Close, but not quite. At 20-40% unemployment and with people <<starving>> and <<physically insecure>>, wars start.


That seems like distinguishing without a difference. At 40% unemployment starvation and lack of physical security are practically a given.


No, they aren't. Spain and Greece have had...

https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/unemployment-rate

https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/unemployment-rate

About 30% each. Yes, it was hard, but society didn't collapse.


Isn't that the usual figure of unemployment rate in Spain? They sure like to protest, but have not started any wars recently.




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