• metaStatic
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      107 months ago

      because maybe it will be enough of a warning for our owning classes that we won’t have to personally get our hands bloody

      • ComradeSharkfucker
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        137 months ago

        I don’t think China or india collapsing would make American billionaires scared. That’s a lot of new people to exploit

      • @lledrtx
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        57 months ago

        “2.8B people put under severe unrest is good because it might improve my conditions that are already better than them”

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      7 months ago

      USA is reserve currency for a huge chunk of the world, they have to all fail with their local currency first, you need a common ground for international trade - the US is still a reserve currency because oil mostly.

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        7 months ago

        So you think the civil collapse of two governments with over 2.8 billion citizens collectively would be a good thing because it would make improve the logistics of trade? /gen

        • @Yewb
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          17 months ago

          deleted by creator

          • ComradeSharkfucker
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            Yeah I got that but I’m trying to determine whether or not you think that’s a good thing or a bad thing.