• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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      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)