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Hiring then would have been outright punishment. America is more about everyone being self sufficient and most importantly, being a good trading partner. We thi
by thrashh 5y ago
Hiring then would have been outright punishment. America is more about everyone being self sufficient and most importantly, being a good trading partner. We think free trade is essential to prosperity.
Remember that America spent billions of dollars on Europe and Asia after WW2 on reconstruction. Now America has some great allies (Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, etc.) all backed by consistent and reliable trade.
When the USSR collapsed, America was kind of hoping they’d join the club. America literally thinks the club is really cool and everyone should be a part of it.
Buying engines from Russia was about showing how trade is awesome and how both parties could benefit.
- drekk 5y agoAmerica only invested because they thought these countries would turn to communism otherwise. We don't do things out of the goodness of our hearts. Doesn't seem like we support free trade either when we've had wars over forcing other countries to let us sell Opium to their populace. At other times though like WW2 when our allies asked us to stop selling things to the third Reich all we cared about was free trade. Almost like it's a political football for whatever interests are more relevant to the American ruling class at a given point in time. The conflict today could have been potentially avoided had the West prioritized a democratic Russia vs one friendly to Western business interests. Instead our intelligence agencies funded and supported Putin, and encouraged him to brutally crack down on dissidents. We reap what we sow. Just a modern-day Pinochet