@yuribackinthehood@kolektiva.social No, that's not how that works. Capitalism is not built on colonialism, arguably the two are in conflict as colonialism undermines the process of building capital, destroying the investments people have made in the areas that are being colonized.
So you're confusing not only apples and oranges, but apples and, I don't know, people who eat apples. The two are opposites.
And from there you go on to refer to some tired lines that are pretty unrealistic, backed up at best by analyses that are all too often based on misunderstandings of how modern finance actually works.
For example, confusing cash on hand with estimated valuations of property that isn't on the market. Huge difference. And yet a difference that is regularly overlooked by sensationalized headlines and politicians trying to score points.
The rich are hoarding the resources? No. Why would they? They lose out if they hoard the resources! Under capitalism, the rich have worse standards of living if they hoard resources, and that's exactly why they don't in the real world.
Even though special interests love to play that card.
It's not real, and it wouldn't make sense if it was, if you think about it for a second.
What's a rich guy going to do with a truckload of bauxite in his living room?