who is paying these leaders? are they enemies of the west or beneficiaries of crisis and collapse? it's very difficult to stay on top of a vibrant, dynamic economy. it's easy to stay the oligarch of a stagnant one.
That's a question that continues to baffle me. Don't these fools in charge of us realise that when the whole building collapses they will be under the rubble too, or do they just not care?
Yes true, "follow the money" is very predictive of bad behavior. You are probably aware that China has very handsomely funded US environmental groups that engage in litigation and advocacy against the fossil fuel industry and that Qatar, among other Islamic States, provide loads of financial support to academic institutions promoting anti-western sentiment. I agree, a country has to diligently maintain its Western ideals to avert collapse. Too many of us assume that most people in the world want the same things that we do and that they are happy to see Western cultures advance and thrive.
a potential pivot is this:
who is paying these leaders? are they enemies of the west or beneficiaries of crisis and collapse? it's very difficult to stay on top of a vibrant, dynamic economy. it's easy to stay the oligarch of a stagnant one.
That's a question that continues to baffle me. Don't these fools in charge of us realise that when the whole building collapses they will be under the rubble too, or do they just not care?
Yes true, "follow the money" is very predictive of bad behavior. You are probably aware that China has very handsomely funded US environmental groups that engage in litigation and advocacy against the fossil fuel industry and that Qatar, among other Islamic States, provide loads of financial support to academic institutions promoting anti-western sentiment. I agree, a country has to diligently maintain its Western ideals to avert collapse. Too many of us assume that most people in the world want the same things that we do and that they are happy to see Western cultures advance and thrive.
Why not both enemies and beneficiaries?