and the best way to be that

is to fuck THEM over

at least somewhat

You're stuck in a loop of the predatory mindset

This is how geopol works

Everyone who wants to get rich does so by fucking other people over, right?

No other way

no no

not my point

for ppl

its different

cause we have laws

Please write longer sentences, you're making it really tiresome to read

The number one fundamental of trade is that you don't trade if you see no benefit

ther eis no law in international politics

other then the law of the bigger stick

...

I'm talking about the total sum of benefits of trade

there is no monopoly on violence

What the fuck are you talking about

power politics

We were talking about trade

trade is just an instrument of power

You're ridiculous

ok

No conversation possible

why do you trade with the other person?

because you see benefit to it

you will get something you couldn't otherwise get at this relative cost that u are paying

for whatever reason

the point of this, in a world where there is no police, is to accumulate enough potency so that you cannot be bullied by other actors

Trade is voluntary, otherwise it's theft

because being enslaved sux balls

Trade =/= theft

So if it's theft, then we're not talking about trade

who said anything about theft?

You did

not really

"bullied by other actors"

I said shit about structural advantage

bullied by other actors is what happens if you are not strong nuff