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The British Empire is said to support Russian economic destruction even during war with Germany because empire wants everyone weakened and open to extraction.
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The British Empire is said to support Russian economic destruction even during war with Germany because empire wants everyone weakened and open to extraction.
Rent-seeking behavior is defined through the landlord: the owner does not work the land but extracts a crop share because the owner controls access to land.
"So it's really important to understand. The British Empire was fighting a war against Germany. Russia was an important ally, right? They didn't care..."
"It means, basically, to think of a landlord, right? A landlord, doesn't really care, to do anything, but a landlord, has land, that it..."
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