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Commentary: Longtime former Republican on Patrick Deneen and the demise of the conservative intellectual
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoSo you’re in favor of BRICS and the devaluation of the petrodollar, if those countries choose to do that?
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoI recognize their right and potential desire to do it, but I think the likely economic responses and ensuing global downturn isn’t worth the eventual possible payoff for them.
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhy do you think that opinion is unpopular?
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoIt is unpopular in my circles, which includes a lot of “fuck nestle” kind of people
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMaybe they did the maths and think it’s worth it. The “PetroYuan” sounds weird
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoI am quite confident that the dollar will remain the world currency, likely until we move to a single world currency in the far future.
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYou don’t think Nestle or other corporations ever do wrong? Maybe your friends think they do
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoEveryone does wrong at some point, including all businesses. Corporations aren’t monoliths
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoSo it’s okay if Nestle exploits an entire community as long as it serves the greater good?
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoIf Nestle bought the property to your town’s water supply, and sold it back to you for a profit, that would still be for the greater good?
So you’re in favor of BRICS and the devaluation of the petrodollar, if those countries choose to do that?
I recognize their right and potential desire to do it, but I think the likely economic responses and ensuing global downturn isn’t worth the eventual possible payoff for them.
Why do you think that opinion is unpopular?
It is unpopular in my circles, which includes a lot of “fuck nestle” kind of people
Maybe they did the maths and think it’s worth it. The “PetroYuan” sounds weird
I am quite confident that the dollar will remain the world currency, likely until we move to a single world currency in the far future.
You don’t think Nestle or other corporations ever do wrong? Maybe your friends think they do
Everyone does wrong at some point, including all businesses. Corporations aren’t monoliths
So it’s okay if Nestle exploits an entire community as long as it serves the greater good?
Yes?
If Nestle bought the property to your town’s water supply, and sold it back to you for a profit, that would still be for the greater good?