I'm trying to remember if it was Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' where he mentioned a diplomatic group from some part in Africa or Persia who visited Rome one time, and as they left, they sneered: 'In Rome, all things are for sale', due to the massive corruption they experienced from the oligarchs/politicians.
As the saying goes: "The more things change, the more they stay the same' Here we are 2000 years later and still doing the same bullshit.
wait what, they BUY AMERICAN TREASURY NOTES WITH THE VERY GIBS AMERICA GIVES THEM?!??!
ahaha the level of kikery is so meme worthy no normie would believe this
Sometimes they use our tax dollars to lobby and bribe our own politicians.
they literally do
its one of the most blatant reasons to be against foreign aid of any kind
I'm trying to remember if it was Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' where he mentioned a diplomatic group from some part in Africa or Persia who visited Rome one time, and as they left, they sneered: 'In Rome, all things are for sale', due to the massive corruption they experienced from the oligarchs/politicians.
As the saying goes: "The more things change, the more they stay the same' Here we are 2000 years later and still doing the same bullshit.