Hey friends, just trying to get an idea of how people think of capitalism in different communities. What first comes to mind when you think of that word? Is it your national or international retail giants, resource extraction, or logistics companies? Or perhaps your local diner, hardware or convenience store? The black market? Or something else?
Thanks for the write up my friend. Was that Fox news report with Geraldo Rivera? I remember seeing something like that back in the early or mid 2000s. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
I… don’t remember if it was Geraldo.
I want to say it was a less well known reporter, who actually made the trek all the way out to… I think Helmand Province (sp?)?
But… yeah.
That was almost 20 years ago now lol.
Found it, fucking wild - https://youtu.be/AUATfLDiwVA
I still can’t believe it. I’m watching it and it feels like I’m currently experiencing a fever dream.
Same here bud… its all gone so utterly, thoroughly wrong.
But hey, nice work finding that!
The Marines weren’t ordered to protect the poppy fields, they were ordered to not destroy them. Big difference
Most of the Afghanistan vets who I’ve heard talk about this doesn’t seem to place much importance on that distinction.