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The owners are and should be irrelevant. In geopolitics (especially as applied to critical resources) -- and that's what this comes down to, really; not simply
by lisasays 4y ago
The owners are and should be irrelevant.
In geopolitics (especially as applied to critical resources) -- and that's what this comes down to, really; not simply greed -- this never the case, of course.
It's always relevant who the owners of are - and what kinds of influence led them to being able to put down stakes where they have.
You might say it's the name of the game, in fact.
- zekrioca 4y agoSo is it always relevant to be xenophobic?
- tough 4y agoIt's always relevant to know who's trying to fuck with you
- lisasays 4y agoIt's not xenophobia. It's simply a matter of being aware of how things work.
- HybridCurve 4y agoAside from purely capitalistic motivations, there is such a thing as environmental warfare. Unless you want to naively assume that any foreign nation might always have the best interests of another in mind when exploiting their resources.