Ukraine can have its own military. Nobody is arguing otherwise. But Russia also has security concerns, and those concerns cannot simply be dismissed because they come from Moscow. The issue is what happens when Ukraine’s military is increasingly integrated with NATO, an alliance Russia has opposed expanding towards its borders for decades. So why is Ukraine’s security treated as the only concern worth discussing, while Russia’s is dismissed outright?

Just bc a fully libertarian society has never existed doesn’t mean the ideology has done nothing. *Every* time a country liberalises (deregulation, free trade), it booms. *Every* time it socialises (price controls, nationalising, heavy regulation), it stagnates. Quit LARPing.

MMT tells you a monetarily sovereign nation can issue all the currency/debt it wants and nothing will happen, claiming that currency and market volatility can easily be eliminated by cancelling the capital account. This nonsense can only be promoted by someone that does not understand that the currency collapse and creditworthiness slump are driven by domestic citizens and savers rejecting the local currency; it is not an evil conspiracy of foreign investors. Furthermore, no nation is monetarily sovereign. It always depends on demand. Try to force use or restrict flow, and the currency is worth nothing. And local citizens are the first to reject an increasingly worthless currency issued by an irresponsible government. You are welcome

In what way? Hardly a useful contribution to the debate

Accumulate all the financial assets you like. If tomorrow there aren't enough doctors, food, energy or carers, those assets won't magically create them. Retirement security also depends on future productive capacity. But “just save more” makes a nicer slogan.

No! LMAO, only an idiot would think that.

It's a fucking ribbon you absolute melt. You people are such whiny little bitches.