Sorry Russia, the Baltic Sea is now NATO’s lakeBrikoX@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.ml – 121 points – 1 years agopolitico.eu50Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentI hope you understand that what you're saying looks like an unfalsifiable conspiracy-theory to someone who doesn't share your specific assumptions.There is no such thing as a "non-oligarchic" capitalist society - it's a feature of the system and not a flaw. But you don't have to believe me.There are things that are true about "Russian oligarchs" as a group that are not true of "American capitalists". For example, the former are much more likely to be murdered by their own government. That's an interesting fact and deserves explanation! If X is just the same as Y, then X and Y should have all the same attributes. But they don't. Ignoring that observation is frothy madness.
I hope you understand that what you're saying looks like an unfalsifiable conspiracy-theory to someone who doesn't share your specific assumptions.There is no such thing as a "non-oligarchic" capitalist society - it's a feature of the system and not a flaw. But you don't have to believe me.There are things that are true about "Russian oligarchs" as a group that are not true of "American capitalists". For example, the former are much more likely to be murdered by their own government. That's an interesting fact and deserves explanation! If X is just the same as Y, then X and Y should have all the same attributes. But they don't. Ignoring that observation is frothy madness.
There is no such thing as a "non-oligarchic" capitalist society - it's a feature of the system and not a flaw. But you don't have to believe me.There are things that are true about "Russian oligarchs" as a group that are not true of "American capitalists". For example, the former are much more likely to be murdered by their own government. That's an interesting fact and deserves explanation! If X is just the same as Y, then X and Y should have all the same attributes. But they don't. Ignoring that observation is frothy madness.
There are things that are true about "Russian oligarchs" as a group that are not true of "American capitalists". For example, the former are much more likely to be murdered by their own government. That's an interesting fact and deserves explanation! If X is just the same as Y, then X and Y should have all the same attributes. But they don't. Ignoring that observation is frothy madness.
I hope you understand that what you're saying looks like an unfalsifiable conspiracy-theory to someone who doesn't share your specific assumptions.
There is no such thing as a "non-oligarchic" capitalist society - it's a feature of the system and not a flaw.
But you don't have to believe me.
There are things that are true about "Russian oligarchs" as a group that are not true of "American capitalists".
For example, the former are much more likely to be murdered by their own government.
That's an interesting fact and deserves explanation!
If X is just the same as Y, then X and Y should have all the same attributes. But they don't. Ignoring that observation is frothy madness.