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[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago

why are these child workers growing export crops destined for first world consumption instead of growing their own food? It must be because they're stupid and never read Economics 101 ancaptain

spoilerIt's because the IMF and world bank force them to privatize and deregulate their economies, and take out high interest loans denominated in USD, and to grow export crops instead of growing their own food, and to import their food from first world countries, leading them to become imports-dependent and very easy to control with threats of sanctioning. Also their debts are in a currency that they do not use (USD), meaning they have to earn that currency through the already rigged trading scheme in order to pay back their debts to the people doing the rigging. marx-doomer

[–] Raebxeh@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Neoliberals literally talk about how child wage slavery brings kids out of poverty because their penny wages bring a higher quality of life. Shit is sickening.

[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago

"Why do you hate the global poor?" smuglord

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The followon is obviously "well its their government's job to feed those people" as though there their government and that of whatever western treat world they live in are entirely separate, frictionless spheres in a vacuum

[–] davel@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

frictionless spheres in a vacuum

The gulag idealists deserve.

[–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

"it's their government's job to feed them"
government feeds them
president mysteriously dies

hmmmmm

[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

The liberal mind at work.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do not pass go, straight to gulag.

[–] voight@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Metropolis+ countryside theorists btfo

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You Don't Say"Wee-Bey's Reaction" meme