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arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-link‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of mineralswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoYes, that would have been my assumption as well. It’s the difference between buying mercenaries vs paying the mob “for protection”.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThe mob gives a better deal than Trump. With the mob it’s, “Give us money or we won’t protect you from a rival gang burning your house.” With Trump it’s, “Pay me and I’m going to let the other gang burn your house.”
Yes, that would have been my assumption as well. It’s the difference between buying mercenaries vs paying the mob “for protection”.
The mob gives a better deal than Trump. With the mob it’s, “Give us money or we won’t protect you from a rival gang burning your house.” With Trump it’s, “Pay me and I’m going to let the other gang burn your house.”