> but my team's arguments are purely based on fact There are no arguments. There is only economic actors that have their own resources and decide where to use

> but my team's arguments are purely based on fact There are no arguments. There is only economic actors that have their own resources and decide where to use them, and these economic actors interact between themselves. Even communist dictatorships that impose castratingdegree of control on their citizens do trade with other nations, and the degree to which they demand access to some goods and services combined with what they are able to supply o other nations influences how they exchange and use resources. That's capitalism as well. The basic inner workings of any economy don't simply vanish just because a communist dictator decides it's a good idea to hold entire nations hostage.