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Re:Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip... by landemva on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:14PM (#35321722)
I don't recall Vietnam or Laos trading much of anything before USA invaded.

How about militarydollar or imperialismdollar or neocondollar.

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Re:Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip... by lowkey on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:41PM (#35321889)
Check you timelines.

Per Investopedia the petrodollar system was established in the mid-1970’s [0]

Per Wikipedia, the Vietnam war lasted from 1951-1975 [1]

In any case the argument wasn’t that the US only invades countries that try to sell oil in currencies other than USD.

It was that anytime a country tries to sell oil in a currency other than USD they automatically become enemies of the US and get invaded.

[0] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/petrodollars.asp

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

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Re:Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip... by landemva on Monday March 27, 2023 @01:36AM (#35323205)
> anytime a country tries to sell oil in a currency other than USD they automatically become enemies of the US and get invaded.

I agree. It's not a good look for self-proclaimed democracy heroes. Saddam was our friend, until he wasn't.

Current batch of neocons are splitting the world for endless cold war spending.

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