Commentary: Longtime former Republican on Patrick Deneen and the demise of the conservative intellectual

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    I recognize their right and potential desire to do it, but I think the likely economic responses and ensuing global downturn isn’t worth the eventual possible payoff for them

    As an example of an actual unpopular opinion I have, I think it’s good that countries sell Nestle their water rights and then buy water back from them, if it results in a large enough economic impact for their nation.

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        It is unpopular in my circles, which includes a lot of “fuck nestle” kind of people

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        I am quite confident that the dollar will remain the world currency, likely until we move to a single world currency in the far future.

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            Everyone does wrong at some point, including all businesses. Corporations aren’t monoliths

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                  If Nestle bought the property to your town’s water supply, and sold it back to you for a profit, that would still be for the greater good?

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                    If it means jobs at Nestle, income for the government from a large corporation that otherwise wouldn’t exist in a developing nation, and increased standard of living nationwide? Yes, absolutely.