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For instance when two nations go to war it doesn't really matter who wins or loses because, they're both creating debt (the one who loses the war usually ends up with the most debt) in order to fund their conflicts.

Likewise, another example is a bookmaker - those who are in conflict are the punters who are betting on an outcome (one of them wins & one of them loses) - however, to the bookmaker it is trivial who wins or loses because they always make money on that outcome. It's the same with the banks etc.




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