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originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: RussianTroll
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: RussianTroll
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: RussianTroll
will face the “end of capitalism” and the first non-standard presidential election.
What is a 'non-standard' presidential election???
It’s kind of like countries that keep the same leader for decades while calling it elections.
Well, or they simply pass on the presidency by inheritance, from father to son or from husband to wife.
There’s been one son that I know of and no wives.
What about Barbara Bush? And Hillary too.
Not to mention Netanyahu and Queen Elizabeth.
Believe it or not, none of those people you listed were a US president.
originally posted by: crowf00t
a reply to: RussianTroll
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Where capitalism means there is money to be made in watching that monkey knife fight...
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: crowf00t
Not to mention many investigations have led to the possibility of Putin being the richest person in the world. That’s very curious for a supposed capitalist country when a life long “public servant” is being humored for the richest person on the planet.
It’s no secret that the US struggles with things like insider trading with some of our politicians. But as far as I can tell, that leads to millions, not billions.
There are some politicians here who have amassed wealth through their influence with speaking fees or deals with Netflix *cough Obamas cough*. But that’s quite different than owning some of the companies that switched from public ownership to private, and gaining that ownership because of your power. It’s believed he partially owns some of those large companies that switched from public hands to private for pennies on the dollar.
I’m just again re emphasizing that these are allegations, but every one is welcome to go down this rabbit hole, for me it’s pretty convincing he’s at the least a billionaire, which should raise eyebrows for someone who’s only worked in government.
There’s also reports there’s a targeted campaign for de privatization of sectors of the economy. Essentially bolstering the already oligarch type economy.
That said, there can be similar critiques of America with certain sectors like tech. And I think these conversations should be had, with me often agreeing there’s too much centralization of power without proper competition. But I’d still argue again OP which tries to paint Russia as more capitalist.
originally posted by: loveguy
a reply to: RussianTroll
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Capitalism is OK, usury is not OK. So I'm hoping the practice of usury collapses instead.
usury
Part 1: An Old Argument Against Usury
Dante Alighieri, in Canto XI of his Inferno, places usurers in the 3rd ring of the 7th circle of hell. Those who lend money at interest, then, are placed lower in hell than the greedy, the gluttonous, and the lustful. In fact, they are placed in the same circle as (and a lower ring than) murderers!
Nor was Dante unusual in his condemnation of usury. Plato and Aristotle each condemned...
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: FarmerSimulation
I’m way less than thrilled in our current situation, but I don’t think all those crashes are imminent. A recession is likely, but that will be global.
In terms of currency, the USD has still been performing well because there is still nothing to replace it for global trade.
Biden has done a horrible job, but you don’t have much of a historical memory if you’re willing to make him a patsy to take all the blame. We’ve had decades of bad decisions by every admin.
The US is still incredibly resource rich, still has its hands in a lot of global tech and logistics, and we still maintain good relations with most of the developed world.
If you truly believe what you’re saying, I strongly suggest getting short positions in the market. You’ll make out randomly if you’re right, which I strongly doubt you will be.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: FarmerSimulation
I don’t like any of the presidents in my lifetime, they’ve all been bad, and most of them have highly questionable dealings.
I don’t like the direction of the government or our economy, I think it’s all been mismanaged horribly.
But contextually, I was addressing your claims that our currency and all markets are about to crash. I don’t think they are.
A lot of my comments in this thread aren’t made under the context America is perfect, rather that OP implied Russia is “more capitalist”, and later implications from the poster that it’s less corrupt.
The only way the US crashes is if a larger economy can take its place, right now there are no competitors. The only two would be China or the EU. Both have worse problems they’re reconciling than the US.