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Originally Posted by Itse
Pretty much without fail, the political movements that are born from non-religious starting points have started to demand both of these two things (among many, many other): 1) That foreign governments do not interfere with their countries politics 2) That their countries should stop exporting natural resources as raw materials, but instead should seek more economic independence by developing their own refineries and selling refined products.
Obviously if those latter movements came to power in all those Muslim countries that still essentially serve as colonies for foreign powers (in terms of selling us raw natural resources) they might seriously damage our economies and very likely would decimate many of our big corporations.
Also, just think what the world would be like if the Middle-East not only controlled the oil, but also an equivalent portion of the worlds gasoline. If you think they have too much money and power now...
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If mercantilism still exists, it has pretty much reversed itself. The value is in the materials and the knowlege, but we outsource our manufacturing to the "colonies".