• ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    They are evidently trying to destroy the USA’s traditional alliances and weaken its historical allies. The most immediate benefit is to Russia, but China also benefits while North America and Europe lose out. Their motivation seems to be that turmoil offers billionaires new opportunities to make more money, and they may also hope to strengthen their dealings with Russian oligarchs.

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      War is good for business.

      And despite the next rule being “peace is good for business”, that’s not actually all that true.

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          Yes, this is crucially what is often forgotten

          If you are actually directly participating in a war, then it’s nothing but destructive

          “War is good for business” would apply mostly to china in this case, and a little to Africa and maybe South America depending on how involved they’re gonna end up being