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> it seems like their relative wealth is creating wealth inequality in some Southeast Asian locales Yes, because that didn't exist before. And what's with the

> it seems like their relative wealth is creating wealth inequality in some Southeast Asian locales Yes, because that didn't exist before. And what's with the wiki links to the commonly-understood terms? Condescending much?

lidHanteyk 6y ago
Sadly, HN regulars neither understand nor respect the concept of neocolonialism. The typical HN user seems in denial about the existence of the American Empire [0], and it's not obvious that American expats form a network of global influence, from operating PMCs [1] to OFCs [2], unless one either does the hard work of reading, or one gets linked directly to the relevant articles. Additionally, HN is not built on very good software. On higher-quality fora, like Lobsters [3], hyperlinks can be embedded directly into paragraphs and do not disrupt the flow of text. HN is a backwards and primitive site in comparison. Imagine if the regulars were willing to tackle ideas like the concept that the USA itself is a tax haven [4]! No way would people be able to talk about that. So we must take it slowly and carefully introduce folks to these ideas. Edit: [5] just broke within the hour. Here's a story of an American expat engaging in bad conduct abroad. I didn't even have to go searching for this; it showed up on Imgur while I was trying to forget the fact that I am being downvoted, yet again, for being a leftist with facts. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_financial_centre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_financial_centre [3] https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_as_a_tax_haven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_as_a_tax_haven [5] https://twitter.com/JackHHazlewood/status/1256183497762406405 https://twitter.com/JackHHazlewood/status/125618349776240640...
- wdutch 6y ago
  And what credit this lobste does to the Republic of Serbia. I hope they pay their taxes there.

lidHanteyk 6y ago

Sadly, HN regulars neither understand nor respect the concept of neocolonialism. The typical HN user seems in denial about the existence of the American Empire [0], and it's not obvious that American expats form a network of global influence, from operating PMCs [1] to OFCs [2], unless one either does the hard work of reading, or one gets linked directly to the relevant articles. Additionally, HN is not built on very good software. On higher-quality fora, like Lobsters [3], hyperlinks can be embedded directly into paragraphs and do not disrupt the flow of text. HN is a backwards and primitive site in comparison. Imagine if the regulars were willing to tackle ideas like the concept that the USA itself is a tax haven [4]! No way would people be able to talk about that. So we must take it slowly and carefully introduce folks to these ideas. Edit: [5] just broke within the hour. Here's a story of an American expat engaging in bad conduct abroad. I didn't even have to go searching for this; it showed up on Imgur while I was trying to forget the fact that I am being downvoted, yet again, for being a leftist with facts. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_financial_centre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_financial_centre [3] https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_as_a_tax_haven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_as_a_tax_haven [5] https://twitter.com/JackHHazlewood/status/1256183497762406405 https://twitter.com/JackHHazlewood/status/125618349776240640...

wdutch 6y ago
And what credit this lobste does to the Republic of Serbia. I hope they pay their taxes there.