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> Such was the game for all of human history until the 20th century It hasn't stopped, it just stopped being blatant. See Confessions of an Economic Hitman fo
by blaser-waffle 6y ago
> Such was the game for all of human history until the 20th century
It hasn't stopped, it just stopped being blatant.
See Confessions of an Economic Hitman for the US approach, or the Belt & Road Initiative (and all if it's hidden enforcement measures and implications) for a Chinese implementation.
- recuter 6y agoOh absolutely. And there's no shortage of pretty blatant examples to boot, people just conveniently avoid thinking about it. See East Timor for example. We have yet to fully step out of barbarism and into modernity as a species.