• WhatWouldKarlDo
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    1 year ago

    Whataboutism!

    (But seriously, it’s heartening to see that the capitalists are finally starting to realise the problem here.)

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Money is the only language these people understand, and now they’re starting to realize that they’re going to be losing a lot of money as the world turns away from the west.

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        1 year ago

        I said starting, not that this article was some shining light in the darkness. It’s kinda more like a lit match. But things like this give me some hope:

        But they remember, too, the long history of western countries as imperialists and invaders. Nor do they fail to realise that we care far more about fellow Europeans than about others.

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          1 year ago

          I see where you’re coming from, I just don’t think this anything more than “we need to invest in more pittances and better lies if we wanna stay on top”.