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War is between oligarchs. The weak just switch to whom they pay taxes to. The weak don’t benefit from a war, quick or protracted.
by naveen99 5y ago
War is between oligarchs. The weak just switch to whom they pay taxes to. The weak don’t benefit from a war, quick or protracted.
- nine_k 5y agoThe weak benefit from a victory, and which side wins usually makes a lot of difference for them. Also, the weak just do not command a lot of wealth and might. It's not that they are stupid or indifferent; they can be incessant, ultimately effecting serious changes against the will of the mighty.
- paxys 5y agoAsk the "weak", aka the general population in Ukraine, who they'd rather pay taxes to – their own elected government or Putin – and you'll get a pretty decisive answer. Saying the war doesn't make a difference for them is idiotic. These aren't serfdoms in the middle ages but people who have chosen to live in a democracy.
- naveen99 5y agoI don’t know. The median income in Russia is way higher than the median income in Ukraine. Putin is old, he’ll be gone soon. Poor people are better off without a war . they wouldn’t vote for war over over annexation. they might prefer to be annexed by eu or the us.
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoThe correct comparison is not how high income is in Russia, but how high income is in Russian puppet states.