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> oppresses other nations through debt, subterfuge or violence Could you provide a recent example (since 2000 if possible; if not, since WW2) where the US opp
by quanto 2y ago
> oppresses other nations through debt, subterfuge or violence
Could you provide a recent example (since 2000 if possible; if not, since WW2) where the US oppresses other nations through debt? I am genuinely curious.
- Maxatar 2y agoThere's no shortage of examples: Iraq, Egypt, Argentina, Pakistan, Philippines to name a few recent examples.
- is_true 2y agoArgentina is being oppressed by corruption, not the US or any other nation.
- lazyasciiart 2y agoThe US has veto power over the IMF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_International_Monetary_Fund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Internat...
- dash2 2y agoIt's a bit of a stretch to say "refusing to give a country loans" is exploiting someone through debt. Though "refusing to roll over a loan" might count, if you have first made a country dependent.
- lazyasciiart 2y agoThe conditions imposed on countries in order to receive a loan are usually the problem.