georgephillip
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That opportunity only exists within an economic system that permits investors to profit from war crimes like those currently on display in Gaza and a system of finance that underwrites those crimes.My point, as I think you're trying to deflect, is today, you, me, anyone else can leverage our talents, skills, education, and experience and live a financially successful life while retiring and dying a millionaire. YMMV based on risk, decisions, and personal experiences and choices. The opportunity is there and that is fact.
When you argued against vilifying the rich and in support of using their "success" as a model for other aspiring parasites, you ignored the reality that any fortune denominated in US dollars would not exist without war crimes and financial warfare.
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/trecms/pdf/AD1178761.pdf (P. 5/17)
"Discussion: The United States has successfully used economic and financial warfare in the past to achieve its strategic goals.
"Those methods have tended to rely on several preconditions: I) the dominance of the U.S. dollar as a global currency and a suitable global reserve; 2) the relatively strong economic fundamentals possessed by the U.S. and its presence within the global economy; and 3) trust by the market that the U.S. dollar will preserve its value.
"In a future where these preconditions begin to wane, where the global market no longer trusts in the value of the U.S. dollar and is actively seeking alternative methods of transaction that by-pass the U.S., the ability of the U.S. to execute financial warfare will correspondingly decline."