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I don’t have a citation in front of me at four in the morning, but I distinctly recall this exact argument being made prior to the First World War - that the in
by Ancapistani 6y ago
I don’t have a citation in front of me at four in the morning, but I distinctly recall this exact argument being made prior to the First World War - that the increasing trade between the major powers precluded war because the financial interests were too powerful.
- pydry 6y agoIt sort of did, which is why the first step towards war was trade decoupling. I'd say we are in the beginning/mid stages of that now.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoInteresting. I recall the idea that wars come when the money spent on the military exceeds the money made in trade. I don't recall how much evidence there is behind the idea, but I think it's an interesting POV...