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U.s. dollar has the value of 20 aircraft carriers and enough nukes to glass the planet behind it. But otherwise exactly the same
by celim307 9y ago
U.s. dollar has the value of 20 aircraft carriers and enough nukes to glass the planet behind it. But otherwise exactly the same
- monocasa 9y agoAs well as the whole concept of the petrodollar.
- fpisfun 9y agoPetro dollar is directly tied to the US military prowess. If you try to create all alternate Petro dollar they kill you. See gaddaffi for example
- stinkytaco 9y agoBut it's not like those aircraft carriers are going to show up if someone doesn't take your dollar. State backed currencies (backed by state backed armies) have failed plenty of times. History is dotted with governments who suffered by poorly managing their currencies, no matter what their military power.
- ryanwaggoner 9y agoSuper pedantic, but I believe we have 11 active carriers and 2 under construction.