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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States (theonion.com)
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[–] kautau@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Also that russia has spent a boatload of money and effort to make this happen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics

And this is also what the billionaires want so they can be neofuedal kings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment

Capitalism certainly would have gotten there regardless, but there was more than just money pushing it along. Lust for power never fails to aid humanity in taking steps backwards