WhiskyTangoFoxtrot comments on Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They rose to the top because they were the only country that could still build things after the rest of the world got flattened in World War II. Then the rest of the world rebuilt itself so the only asset the US had left was economic inertia. They then proceeded to spend decades doing everything they could to increase the value of that inertia by using their influence to encourage policies that resulted the rich getting richer.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

And when the Eastern Bloc dissolved, government owned corporations got sold off to western ones, for pennies, all to be shut down in a few weeks. If not, usually they got boycotted, because the kids finally could buy western brands, which made you look cool among your peers.

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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

Eastern Europe sold its stuff away mainly because of local corruption. Local factories would get sold as scrap by one wise guy and a couple of his friends in the budding government fresh after a revolution because they could make a quick buck and set themselves up for more similar opportunities. Also "scrap" claim would take a long time to be investigated and never amount to anything.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

And now it's over, well it might take a decade or so but Europe is rebuilt and the USA is shitting its pants(not because they're scared, just because it seems).

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