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Yah. Maybe I can't be helped. Shrug. I got aware of this, I don't know exactly when anymore, has to be about 15 years ago now, or even longer.

I wondered about why there were almost always cuban medics, doctors, nurses etc. in action, when there has been some larger catastropic event in the world, and you could see them in the media.

Why is that, I thought? That doesn't fit being sanctioned by the US(and vassals), being poor in general, and so on.

That's how I became aware of ELAM.

And made up my mind the way I described. Can't help it :-)



> Why is that, I thought? That doesn't fit being sanctioned by the US(and vassals), being poor in general, and so on.

I think the word for that is capitalist realism. You cannot imagine a motive beyond calitalist logic, but that doesn't mean nobody else can.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism


Maybe I should have written Why is that? According to the picture mainstream media is projecting, this shouldn't be, because they can't afford it?

I'd feel offended if the YOU in "You cannot imagine a motive beyond calitalist logic, but that doesn't mean nobody else can." was addressed to me, personally.

Or was it just meant as a general description of the concept?




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