• infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    And they’d be exporting plenty if they weren’t sanctioned by the world’s largest military and single biggest consumer of oil.

    Literally the most similar country on Earth to Venezuela, both politically and economically, is Norway. But they’re white. That’s the big difference.

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      2 months ago

      But but but the west loves the free market and all that…

      These wankies only care about “free market” when they’re on the top exploiting.

      As soon as a strong competitor appears, the market is cornered, blackmailed, forcefully sold off to friends/families, or simply sanctioned or embargoed along with countries who are willing to do business with them.