I don’t think that that’s a good explanation. A country’s leadership is going to first consider their economic reasons, and, if some relevant superstructural stuff contradicts it, they can just ignore those, as they have always done.
I highly doubt that state leadership groups in general care about upholding minor individual prejudices when there is no evident benefit for a strong enough part of said leadership groups.
Banning homosexuality doesn’t have an obvious answer as to how it could be such a problem for the economy.
Furthermore, base-superstructure relations are only pressures that nudge things on a large scale. On shorter scales things can happen contrary to what base-superstructure would predict.
Although… because of Burkina faso’s relative lack of capitalist development, traditional family norms haven’t broken down there fully. Meaning that the base-superstructure relationship actually predicts such laws to be passed.
Banning homosexuality doesn’t have an obvious answer as to how it could be such a problem for the economy.
It doesn’t seem to help the economy while antagonising a part of the population, which will help NATO’s activities against Burkina Faso. So, I’d say there is a very obvious con and no apparent pros for the economy.
Furthermore, base-superstructure relations are only pressures that nudge things on a large scale. On shorter scales things can happen contrary to what base-superstructure would predict.
I find it hard to believe that a state’s leadership would not be class conscious, and would not understand their individual interests and the interests of other members of the ruling class. Relevant interests seem to be very good predictors of behaviour in such cases.
I don’t think that that’s a good explanation. A country’s leadership is going to first consider their economic reasons, and, if some relevant superstructural stuff contradicts it, they can just ignore those, as they have always done.
I highly doubt that state leadership groups in general care about upholding minor individual prejudices when there is no evident benefit for a strong enough part of said leadership groups.
Banning homosexuality doesn’t have an obvious answer as to how it could be such a problem for the economy.
Furthermore, base-superstructure relations are only pressures that nudge things on a large scale. On shorter scales things can happen contrary to what base-superstructure would predict.
Although… because of Burkina faso’s relative lack of capitalist development, traditional family norms haven’t broken down there fully. Meaning that the base-superstructure relationship actually predicts such laws to be passed.
It doesn’t seem to help the economy while antagonising a part of the population, which will help NATO’s activities against Burkina Faso. So, I’d say there is a very obvious con and no apparent pros for the economy.
I find it hard to believe that a state’s leadership would not be class conscious, and would not understand their individual interests and the interests of other members of the ruling class. Relevant interests seem to be very good predictors of behaviour in such cases.
State leaderships can also just make dumb decisions from time to time, some more than others.