• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    15 days ago

    You sure put a lot more weight on some random opinion piece than I do

    E: Also this was written in 2014… It occurred at the same time as they published (and probably wanted to promote) a book with the same idea.

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        15 days ago

        They’re taking their sweet ass time to kick off the Scramble for Africa 2 The USA-China boogaloo, since I’ve read this shit since early 2000s (and that’s only as far as I can remember) and even this article is from 2014. But maybe we’ll get the at some point.

        I think since this dude has had these ideas for a while (even before the 2014 book (that I think this opinion piece was promoting) I think) he might genuinely believe this stuff.

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      15 days ago

      Myself, I don’t think this is in preparation for imperial colonialism, which honestly is becoming to sound like the word “woke” now, but for the opposite side where the second I hear it I toll my eyes and wonder what dumbass take I’m about to read says.

      It’s definitely a opinion piece paid for by people who profit from war, and is 100% just another ultra-capitalist trying to influence public opinion to make themselves richer.

      The only ones who benefit from war are the dictators and shareholders of weapons manufacturers.

      This isn’t “imperial colonialism” is “capitalism that profits on death is still good, full steam ahead”