i agree, capitalism corrupts. we in the US benefited for a long time by some trickle down effect, and the main effects of that corruption were borne by what was then called the third world. but once other nations started catching up, americans are increasingly feeling the effects as the US can't exploit other countries as effectively as it used to.
Yes. And after offshoring all our manufacturing to maximize profit, and building our economy around guns and ammo, we have to keep the wars burning in those catching up nations or we collapse. That’s what I think is so powerful about Hamas—they have exposed this grim reaper culture of ours (and Israel’s) and left us with fewer toadies, thus less chance to start wars.
The tables have turned for some countries, Indonesia has an uncrewed ( for now ) space program, as an instance. But for an archipelago that huge it's a necessity even if it's only data for now. A country that big should have DRONES, just IMHO.
i agree, capitalism corrupts. we in the US benefited for a long time by some trickle down effect, and the main effects of that corruption were borne by what was then called the third world. but once other nations started catching up, americans are increasingly feeling the effects as the US can't exploit other countries as effectively as it used to.
Yes. And after offshoring all our manufacturing to maximize profit, and building our economy around guns and ammo, we have to keep the wars burning in those catching up nations or we collapse. That’s what I think is so powerful about Hamas—they have exposed this grim reaper culture of ours (and Israel’s) and left us with fewer toadies, thus less chance to start wars.
The tables have turned for some countries, Indonesia has an uncrewed ( for now ) space program, as an instance. But for an archipelago that huge it's a necessity even if it's only data for now. A country that big should have DRONES, just IMHO.