This is a problem with a large government with a large military. Other countries have a lot to gain or lose based on their ability to influence it. Eventually it just becomes easier to fully control it than to pretend you can marginally influence the giant from the outside.
There is this idea in silver and gold saving, that a certain percentage of your savings, about 17%, should be the safe itself. Putting $1 million dollars in a $5 safe is not a good idea. The safe is a durable and sellable good itself anyway so it has similar properties to the gold.
Similarly it doesn't make sense to put a government or a military of a certain size behind a political system with only so much security. It becomes counter-beneficial to add more because you lower the probability that you will keep control at all. We grew our govt/military beyond what a republic can secure. Even beyond what a decently designed republic can secure, which ours honestly isn't. In fact republics can secure so little political capital there pretty much isn't one on the planet that isn't entirely corrupt.
If it wasn't the jews it would have been someone else. The Chinese are making pretty decent progress at it.
[ + ] x0x7
[ - ] x0x7 4 points 1.6 yearsSep 12, 2023 23:34:38 ago (+4/-0)
There is this idea in silver and gold saving, that a certain percentage of your savings, about 17%, should be the safe itself. Putting $1 million dollars in a $5 safe is not a good idea. The safe is a durable and sellable good itself anyway so it has similar properties to the gold.
Similarly it doesn't make sense to put a government or a military of a certain size behind a political system with only so much security. It becomes counter-beneficial to add more because you lower the probability that you will keep control at all. We grew our govt/military beyond what a republic can secure. Even beyond what a decently designed republic can secure, which ours honestly isn't. In fact republics can secure so little political capital there pretty much isn't one on the planet that isn't entirely corrupt.
If it wasn't the jews it would have been someone else. The Chinese are making pretty decent progress at it.
[ + ] Merlynn
[ - ] Merlynn 1 point 1.6 yearsSep 13, 2023 22:34:51 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] KosherHiveKicker
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[ + ] yesiknow
[ - ] yesiknow 1 point 1.6 yearsSep 12, 2023 21:03:51 ago (+1/-0)
No fan fare, slide it in and then say they're fair and impartial while the bitch audience says, I have no enemies, I have self esteem.