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re: Is Western imperialism the root of many of the world's problems?
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:16 pm to SirWinston
Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:16 pm to SirWinston
quote:What about those who say the West plunders the resources of other nations?
I find it pretty remarkable and civilized how the West basically not ceased a single square mile of land through power or conflict for so long.
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Posted on 8/24/14 at 1:20 pm to PrimeTime Money
I'd attribute that more to free market / globalization than to "the west". Japan's activity in the world's economy is a good example.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 4:14 pm to PrimeTime Money
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What about those who say the West plunders the resources of other nations?
Human history is a quest of for control of resources. Certain European peoples, the Japanese, and in modern history, Americans, have simply been better at it.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 8:38 pm to PrimeTime Money
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What about those who say the West plunders the resources of other nations?
To quote a batshite crazy guy I used to enjoy reading, I think this gets at some of it:
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The US economy, driven by a fiat currency, fractional reserve banking, debt-based financing –- and “doped” with the billions of dollars of drug profits laundered through its corporations and banks –- is a superheated pyramid scheme of infinite growth wherein 5% of the world’s population consumes 25% of the world’s energy and a totally disproportionate share of the world’s diminishing resources and commodities.
This post was edited on 8/24/14 at 8:40 pm
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