Manánguri on Nostr: No one ever wins a trade war. Every single trade war for the last 3000 years, ended ...
No one ever wins a trade war. Every single trade war for the last 3000 years, ended with actual war. That's the point of a trade war. That's always been the point of trade ears.
And the thing about war is, the oligarchs that wage wars, make all the profits, no matter which side wins. They don't care who wins. Free trade keeps margins low, cheap prices for peasants and minimal profits for oligarchs. Oligarchs do not want free trade.
If the oligarchs don't initiate war to keep the peasants engaged, the peasants might realize who the real enemy is and that leads to revolution.
And the thing about war is, the oligarchs that wage wars, make all the profits, no matter which side wins. They don't care who wins. Free trade keeps margins low, cheap prices for peasants and minimal profits for oligarchs. Oligarchs do not want free trade.
If the oligarchs don't initiate war to keep the peasants engaged, the peasants might realize who the real enemy is and that leads to revolution.