>Pressured by what, pray tell? Nothing, it's not like international politics involve diplomatic pressure, economic blackmail, use of various trade/sanctions/ta

>Pressured by what, pray tell? Nothing, it's not like international politics involve diplomatic pressure, economic blackmail, use of various trade/sanctions/tarrifs/monetary policy/etc as weapons, or downright demands by hegemonic powers over client states and lesser countries... And it's not like the IMF is used as a tool to enforce neoliberal policy. At least not in the Disney version. https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/13/the-international-monetary-fund-an-abc-2-0/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/13/the-international-mo... https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/05/the-imf-and-world-bank-partners-in-backwardness/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/05/the-imf-and-world-ba... all the way back to (and earlier): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2011.561124?src=recsys#d1e461 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2011.5... >There's no patience for this blend of wilful ignorance or worse, disingenuity Yes, thanks for the deep insights. If I wanted the Boy Scouts version, I'd have signed to be one...