Russia got richer even as the war in Ukraine raged on last year, while the West shed trillions of dollars of wealth

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[–]shatabee5 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The "West shed trillions of dollars" into the pockets of billionaires.

Wars are vehicles for wealth transfer from the poor to the wealthy.

[–]LordBeetusRises 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Also from one country to another. All wars are for resources. Even the mythological Trojan war used Helen as an excuse for conquest.