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This is the same. Change my mind.
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michael 2mo ago 💬 4

One of the two has aircraft carriers, the other only toy planes.

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chrizzz 2mo ago

I never understood this argument because that's not how currencies work. Will they use the aircraft carriers to force people to use the US dollar?!

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it's me, real fake 2mo ago 💬 2

yes.

see Lybia

see all the countries in central America who use the USD after decades of "civil unrest".

see The Economic Hitman

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chrizzz 2mo ago

So the US forces these countries to use their currency under gunpoint

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it's me, real fake 2mo ago

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michael 2mo ago 💬 1

No, they use their aircraft to suppress countries and leaders like Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi. For ordinary people, it's enough to put you in jail if you don't pay your taxes.

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chrizzz 2mo ago

Fuck taxes

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DataNostrum 2mo ago

Exactly correct. It's value by threat of violence, but value nonetheless.