• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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    2 months ago

    lol yeah, basically any actual economist as opposed to a neoliberal propagandist understands this

    • Maoo [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Indeed!

      He’s even making references to Rome lol. Hudson just wrote a book about Rome and debt.

      I guess the cool economists like to compare the US Empire to the fall of the Roman Empire.

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        2 months ago

        Well greece and rome are considered the cradle of western civilization, they ultimately will suffer the same end.

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        2 months ago

        While we should be careful making historical comparisons like that, there are many parallels. I find I like to look at this in terms of selection pressures. Once you see what factors are driving behavior it becomes clear where things are headed.