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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 12 Aug \ parent \ on: Community built river infrastructure (Venezuela) Politics_And_Law
China has delivered unprecedented wealth creation and increased prosperity for billions of people...and not just in China.
Even Trump has his sponsors and admirers who benefit or believe they do from his leadership.
Most people are followers not leaders.
Most nations are not sovereign.
The USA has been the overlord over most other nations and China may increasingly do the same.
It is a complex mix and easy just to blame governments when each citizens chooses to obey or resist or contribute.
We are all the government but most people do not participate...leaving a few to graft and corrupt the system.
I hope the people who built this bridge can defend it and benefit from it- but they like all of us are caught up in the global power dynamics of competition between groups of people seeking dominance over wealth and resources.
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Actually it is.
Its about the nature of government, power and strategic assets.
The truth is out there.
Its just not as simple as you would like it to be.
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'Would they destroy it? Have they done similar things in the past?'
Its about the nature of government, power and strategic assets.
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Actions are driven by motives and imperatives.
If you don't get that then I dont have time to further explain it.