Comments by "Kameraden" (@Alte.Kameraden) on "Why Did Economy of Ukraine Collapse After Capitalism Came to Town? #ukraine" video.

Because it was already collapsing under Socialism, just it was masked by the Socialist system. It's like the Hyperinflation that hit in the post Soviet era ie 90s. The currency was already hyperinflated before the collapse of the USSR but the Socialist regime had price fixing keeping the value of goods artificially low. Which is why you had plenty of money but nothing to spend it on. So when both Ukraine and Russia entered the world market they both suffered hyperinflation throughout the 90s. This is actually why I'm horrified when politicians or economist in the USA even consider the idea of State price fixing.
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@Notrusbot USA has not fought wars for resources, outside of preventing monopolization of resources by way of closed economies or cartels. Only non-capitalist economies like Mercantile or Socialist economies care about creating autarky on resources for example. Because Trading with non-Socialist countries is evil and Mercantilism was an old obsolete way of looking at economics a remnant of the old European way of trade. Which is why the old Empires literally just fell apart, after the realized free trade was superior to occupation/colonization. This was the primary reason the USA got involved in WWII because actions like Japan/Germany actually broke down international trade, as both Japan and Germany tried to create Autarky. USSR did the same as well, spreading it's influence mostly to create it's own sphere of influence closed off from the rest of the world at the time. USA's involvement in South America in the 19th/early 20th Century was the same way, the USA sought to kick out European Empires from the Americas, and open up trade within the Americas which ironically benefited everyone and most definitely South America. 30-80s Latin America was a paradise until Cartel Lords, Dictators, Communist rebellions, and Socialist politicians ruined it one country at a time. Ironically even the "Oil" War of 1991 (Desert Storm) vs Iraq was in response to Iraq invading Kuwait which Kuwait because they destroyed their domestic economy. Kuwait was also one of the only Arab nations that didn't join OPEC which was is a oil Cartel. Ironically most Arab countries also joined the USA in this campaign. Arab forces were actually tasked with liberating the Capital for political reasons, being it was considered most fitting that Arab troops should liberate Kuwait City. Basically USA didn't get involved to monopolize resources of any kind but got involved to keep trade open preventing monopolization of resources. Every other war the USA was involved in were not Oil Wars in the Middle East. Despite the memes/stereotypes. Now European Empires, ya that's a different story, but as I already mentioned the USA stood up against Empires. Whether run by Monarchs, Fascist or Marxist. And yes the USSR was an Empire. You can argue the USA is an empire, but the USA isn't a colonial Empire, but more of a soft power, financial empire. USA only really has military access to nations that ironically just want USA military protection, and in some cases the USA even pays the governments for access to say a port, and some facilities. Which isn't Colonialism, and honestly isn't exactly an Empire per se. Currently today Russia is perhaps the best example of a Modern Empire in the traditional sense because it occupies entire countries that are considered parts of the "Federation" that are not Russian. They're not allowed to leave either, those that have tried were met with brutal military force. PS before you mention nations like Iran and how the USA supported a coup there. It's because National Bolshevism, Marxism, Socialism and Nazism were the most popular ideologies within Arabia, so you can see the USA's worry when Iran decided to make exclusive trade deals with the USSR early in it's fledgling Democracy.
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@Notrusbot Now you're venting and just threw your cards on the table, Contradulations. Your examples don't even work. Example: Russo Ukraine War. Well if Mexico hasn't been acting in the interest of the USA for decades now mind you, why has the USA not invaded Mexico? I mean you brought this example up right? USA has a long lasting friendship Canada and Mexico and both operate on their own interest, not the USA's interest. But by your logic since they don't operate on the USA's interest why has the USA not invaded them? You kind of have a serious plot hole in your argument, a plot hole because you don't actually understand history or geo politics outside of an obvious anti American bias position which you literally just threw on the table. Name a country that the USA invaded that wasn't already at war, or started the fight to begin with since WWII? I can think of only one and almost no Americans look back at that president or war fondly. Because we know it was wrong. And if you know what you're talking about you can name that War in a heartbeat. I'm not going to tell you which one it is. Because I know you will likely guess wrong. Your China example isn't a good example either because China has not been beating the USA at it's own game because it's been ironically cheating behind the scenes, like the person that takes a photo of a Lamborghini after test driving it and posting it on social media that they own it. You should join China Watchdog Channels/Activist Groups who are often run by people who lived in China and since left the country. They will point out that China's GDP figures are fabricated, and that China is currently almost caught up with the USA when it comes to debt after only twenty years of 'false' growth funded by the State using money the State never had. Unlike the USA that Debt is bought with fake wealth that also doesn't exist and isn't even really debt just poof gone, which is why the China bubble has been coming apart in the last 5 years. Almost everyone is pulling out of China even the company i work for has pulled out of China. It's going to collapse within the next decade many economist predict and mind you China isn't under economic sanctions or a blockade it's entirely their own doing. I mean it's why India, New Zealand, Mexico, Singapore among other countries are becoming the new Chinas.
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@Notrusbot You don't understand those conflicts very well then. Taiwan specially, hope you're not reading China's version of events on this one, because I find it ironic that both South Korea and Taiwan, ie US backed regimes eventually became democratic yet the opposition the USA protected them from are still not Democratic. So ya.. strange isn't it? To be blunt there is a lot of anti american propaganda spread about a lot of these conflicts sadly even within the USA which don't paint a great picture of the USA's involvement. I will concede on the post Spanish American War occupations of Philippines, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. But ironically those occupations actually gave Americans back home a nasty opinion of even the very concept of the USA becoming a Colonial Empire. Definitely the brutality of the Filipino War which actually saw some consequences for US officers involved and testimony by soldiers of atrocities committed before the US congress. It's actually the reason why by the 1920s the USA had already helped the Philippines establish it's own government as a protectorate and later full independence. Of course the USA would still get military access to the Islands. Fun fact the only Peashooter Ace in history was a Filipino in 1941/42 Jesus A. Villamor. Mind you he also trained Eisenhower how to fly. Panama Canal was a massive investment on the part of the USA, and finished what the French failed to do. Of course the USA would protect it's interest in Panama as a result. So I don't even know why this is brought up. This wasn't a "resource" war either, but the canal was a huge boost to trade/commerce not just for the USA but internationally as well, and also for Panama. Mind you since 1977 Panama has ownership of the Canal. Banana Wars, were as I mentioned, preventing interest from outside of the Americas from influencing American politics, this including South American politics btw. For example, the Germans were arming and assisting Mexican rebels and insurrectionist in Mexico. USA was dealing with a massive refugee crisis as a result of Mexico's political, social and military instability and dealing with rebels. As well as a number of armed incursions by those rebels onto US Soil. So the USA got very proportional. Ironic as this is currently repeating right now, and the US unwillingness to get proportional has caused the USA a lot of issues as well as Mexico, but the Mexican Government claims it can handle it.. but... Haiti being a good example, with the US intervention actually providing Haiti with the longest surviving government in it's nation's history up to that time. Prior to the US Involvement Haiti was in constant economic and political strife, collapsing/revolving governments every other year. The only time the US got involved militarily in Haiti it actually installed the Constitution of 1918, and the longest stable government Haiti had seen in generations, and tragically has seen since.
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