• Gsus4@mander.xyzOP
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    4 months ago

    Isn’t WW2 the only example of this in practice? (and then only where the war did not reach, like the US or pre-1940 nazi germany)

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      4 months ago

      Ya it’s a pretty good example since WW2 was a stagflation scenario. It’s exactly the same scenario we are headed into. There’s a lot of similar polarities. Some may even argue that the next world war will break out precisely because of stagflation.

      As we descend further and further into economic depression (we’ve been in a recession for years) you’ll see the gears of war begin to spool up.

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        4 months ago

        One would think we’d have learned to fix this inevitability by now…or is it intentional, to “fix the stagflation”?

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          4 months ago

          The economy squeezes the proles for every penny they have, inflating the money faster than wages to ensure only the rich can afford to maintain.

          Once the proles have been squeezed dry, have a major conflict and help save the failing banks and restore a “golden era” for a time.

          Then do it all over again by starting to squeeze the masses.