Comments on: Why nothing will come of Obama’s Putin sanctions. https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/17/why-nothing-will-come-of-obamas-putin-sanctions/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DanS https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/17/why-nothing-will-come-of-obamas-putin-sanctions/#comment-30286 DanS Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:41:39 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43774#comment-30286 But there's always Rollerball. (n/t) But there’s always Rollerball. (n/t)

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/17/why-nothing-will-come-of-obamas-putin-sanctions/#comment-30148 ER Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:48:50 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43774#comment-30148 The last thing to get trimmed are the executive bonuses. I suspect the Russians and Chinese will be no different. The last thing to get trimmed are the executive bonuses.

I suspect the Russians and Chinese will be no different.

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/17/why-nothing-will-come-of-obamas-putin-sanctions/#comment-30144 FrankC Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:36:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43774#comment-30144 that the Chinese are a corporate government. No reason to think the Russian will bring back the Politburo, they are corporate driven as well. We are not quite there yet. "They don’t even know we’re here" I disagree, they realize that the masses must be kept content with the appearance of a strong middle class, and some vestiges of personal freedom. Remember the best corporate models have a great employee benefits plan. that the Chinese are a corporate government. No reason to think the Russian will bring back the Politburo, they are corporate driven as well. We are not quite there yet.

“They don’t even know we’re here”

I disagree, they realize that the masses must be kept content with the appearance of a strong middle class, and some vestiges of personal freedom. Remember the best corporate models have a great employee benefits plan.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/17/why-nothing-will-come-of-obamas-putin-sanctions/#comment-30134 bowser Tue, 18 Mar 2014 03:14:56 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43774#comment-30134 That mega-corporations now rule the world has been true for a while now. There is no reason for the US military to have a world-wide presence except to protect corporate interests. What we've been told is that corporate interests are US interests. That is clearly not true, but we've been told that so much it's become almost axiomatic. Big Oil, for instance, is a major reason for the US military to be active in many areas of the world, and Big Oil certainly does not have the welfare of the US as a priority. All a country has to do to get the US sicced on them is to nationalize some resource. The US will try to overthrow the government, will try to assassinate the leaders, will stop at very little to get those resources back into private hands. And no national politician can get elected in the US without mega-corporation money. The difference between Republicans and Democrats is largely a matter of words, not actions. That mega-corporations now rule the world has been true for a while now. There is no reason for the US military to have a world-wide presence except to protect corporate interests. What we’ve been told is that corporate interests are US interests. That is clearly not true, but we’ve been told that so much it’s become almost axiomatic. Big Oil, for instance, is a major reason for the US military to be active in many areas of the world, and Big Oil certainly does not have the welfare of the US as a priority.

All a country has to do to get the US sicced on them is to nationalize some resource. The US will try to overthrow the government, will try to assassinate the leaders, will stop at very little to get those resources back into private hands.

And no national politician can get elected in the US without mega-corporation money. The difference between Republicans and Democrats is largely a matter of words, not actions.

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