• Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    I don’t use videos for research/education, apologies.

    I can read information 10x faster, and that is my preferred means.

    Is Catholicism what it once was? Of course not. Is it more powerful than practically any single corporation or other organization? CERTAINLY

    The land alone… and that’s a real tangible asset. Their treasures? priceless

      • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        It’s difficult to weigh “soft power”, so all we can do is look at the results

        owns own country check

        tax free throughout globe check

        A THOUSAND YEARS of millions of acres of stolen land and incalculable wealth and treasures check

        Do they own a military? No. But they own key people, in ways that we can never know, and key corporations, more than we can ever measure.

        I don’t think Blackrock is more powerful, but it’s a fun subject to talk about and research (for me)