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China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
(cleantechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
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It's interesting to see that the circle of profiteers gets smaller and smaller each iteration, since everybody else is losing footing in the process.
less competition
capitalism as predicted by Jack Lennon in the book that inspired 1984
The Iron Heel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Heel
It also inspired the national socialist party of Germany to "redefine socialism" as fascist oligarchism.
I am surprised I've never heard of this book. Will need to check it out.
it stays with you... or should I say it haunts you