The Marshall Plan wasn't really a donation, they could only use this money to buy US stuff, which made their capitalist class very rich and productive, which essentially propelled the US to become the world's hegemon for years to come. It was entirely self-serving from the start.
...so there's a possible future where this "post-war economic boom" happens, but it's in an eastern Ukraine being rebuilt by Russia, backed by Chinese production.
not saying that's how it's gonna play out, but it seems a lot more likely than our redditor's dream
The Marshall Plan wasn't really a donation, they could only use this money to buy US stuff, which made their capitalist class very rich and productive, which essentially propelled the US to become the world's hegemon for years to come. It was entirely self-serving from the start.
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...so there's a possible future where this "post-war economic boom" happens, but it's in an eastern Ukraine being rebuilt by Russia, backed by Chinese production.
not saying that's how it's gonna play out, but it seems a lot more likely than our redditor's dream
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