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Re:Evergrande shares plunge as much as 87% as trading resume... by sam_goody on Monday August 28, 2023 @05:10AM (#37291557)
>> What's the worst that can happen?

> The Great Depression, the Great Recession.

If China descends into chaos, it could be alot worse than the Great depression, since so much of the world depends on China, and since they have a crazy arsenal of weapons.

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Re:Evergrande shares plunge as much as 87% as trading resume... by ben_w on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:29AM (#37292450)
The Great Depression was almost certainly a contributing factor to WW2.
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Re:Evergrande shares plunge as much as 87% as trading resume... by qwytw on Monday August 28, 2023 @12:53PM (#37297060)
Yes, the nazis were a fringe political part polling below 3% before 1929. The Weimar republic was relatively stable and it seemed that the biggest economical issues were already behind..
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