Posted on 07/10/2022 8:56:07 PM PDT by delta7
the arrogance is at first a bit shocking, until you realize that Ukraine is actually speaking for the faction in the US that wants WW3.
the fact no one puts them in their place publicly in the west supports this.
The bottom third of Russian society is surviving and there’s not much to hurt the guy because all of his food is Russian grown.
It’s mostly the middle-class and wealthy that are suffering....in terms of what they used to do with their cash (travel, cars, lux-items, etc).
The Russians with marketable skills will eventually look for ways to leave the country. Long-run...the sanctions open a path for the best and brightest to go elsewhere, and harm the recovery process.
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