"Sir, this is 'venture capital'. We are investing real money and taking on the risk of your country possibly collapsing completely, risking our entire investment. Naturally, we need some unconventional guarantees, or perhaps you can try seeking help from the International Monetary Fund or your traditional European allies. See if, while you are concurrently at war with Mexico and Illinois, and Canada's attitude is unclear, they are willing and able to provide such a substantial, immediate sum of money without these 'harsh' conditions?"
This... is not wrong.
Japan and South Korea have long been ambiguous, and those two Asian juniors are now pretending to be quail.
Ask them for money?
Hey, they're all shaking their heads blindly.
People's hearts are not what they used to be.
