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If Putin had been a good guy, what would have he done for Russia instead? (fedia.io)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With all the money going into the Ukraine war and other ventures since Putin came to power, I imagine there's a lot of stuff he could've done to make the world a better place and Russia a formidable world power.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Netherlands is absolutely not wealthy because of its natural gas. The Netherlands is a manufacturing center, a farming powerhouse (it's literally the world's number 2 food exporter). It was Europe's original trading empire. Today it contains the closest thing Europe has to Silicon Valley, with world-class universities and the super-high-tech ASML. It's been a wealthy country for centuries because it has invested in its people. The natural gas is an anecdote.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s been a wealthy country for centuries because it has invested in its people.

OK, but mostly it's the imperialism.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Sweden and Finland, to take just two nearby examples, are roughly as wealthy as the Netherlands. Neither had an empire. Portugal, the world's first superpower, with colonies on three continents, is far poorer than any of those three countries.

Russia is currently trying to re-establish its empire, and impoverishing itself in the process.

Imperialism is a red herring.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

isn't asml British?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

ASML Holding, a Dutch company that supplies photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry

You're one search away from the truth, my friend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

holding? so looks like i will be going on the wikipedia app today

edit: hmm it truly is, must've confused ARM.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're thinking of ARM