- cross-posted to:
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- cross-posted to:
- news@hexbear.net
- usa
Bloomberg publishes an article by the famous historian Neil Ferguson “Any great power that spends more on interest payments on its debts than on defense will very soon cease to be great,” writes Ferguson. He notes that, unlike the first Cold War and the war on terror, the United States does not want to send its soldiers anywhere, limiting itself to the supply of weapons and money.
Anything relating to the subjects of history, politics, or economics in western academia is basically just thinly veiled propaganda for the empire. The goal is, in each case, to indoctrinate people into a narrative that explains why western system is the best one possible, and then have them authoritatively regurgitate this narrative.