Posted on 11/12/2023 2:06:32 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Russia is in a better place now than it could be. The recipe? Using human greed as a weapon.
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“INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS”
I don’t believe that the UN has authorized these sanctions, so the term “International Sanctions” is a lie.
Basically, it’s a bunch of countries shooting themselves in the foot in trying to ‘punish’ another country (Russia), which has already set up their workarounds.
Too bad we can’t legally help Russia to circumvent. Instead, we should be sanctioning any regime promoting Marxism, LGBT, or radical Islam.
Foolish notion. Putin-ism is just as pernicious, if not more. It’s me-ism. Government of the people by me and my cronies, for me and my cronies. He’s sending his people up as cannon fodder to satisfy his own ego and fill his own pocket, and subjugate a separate people who want no part of him. The fact that that’s not over any fixed ideology makes it even worse.
Reminds me of a Mark Twain parody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic: “Jesus died to make men holy, let us die to make men rich...”
I’m presenting Konstantin’s views to you, and because you can’t handle the notion that anyone should ever have a different point of view than you, you lump me personally in with Biden. I’m offended. Get over yourself and listen with your ears for a change.
“we should be sanctioning any regime promoting Marxism, LGBT, or radical Islam.”
You mean, like Hamas! Oh, yes. He’s gotten full-square behind Hamas’ genocidal agenda now.
According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, the Russian Government’s total oil and gas revenues for 2023 are running 70% lower than in 2021 (before the sanctions).
I’m no expert, and frankly, I’m not concerned. But Konstantin’s information is worth listening to.
“Konstantin’s information is worth listening to. ”
What is the gist of it, for those who don’t want to spend an hour to find out?
A summary would help.
I already told you, his monologue is a half hour to 38 minutes. The rest of it is streaming Q&As. But here’s the gist. Russia has ways of getting consumer goods in circuitously, but the price goes up hugely. It is able to sell its oil and gas at above the sanction-imposed price limits to countries that don’t GAGF about the sanctions, such as China and India. High tech components are more difficult, and they need that to fly their high-tech crap at Ukraine and kill people and blow things up. But they manage with a little help from their fellow evil dictators.
Update on the conflict in Ukraine for November 13, 2023…
- Ukraine is losing its conflict with Russia according to a growing list of metrics reported on by the Western media;
- This includes the net loss of territory despite a 5 month offensive;
- Ukraine and its Western backers are losing in terms of military industrial production;
- Ukraine is also losing in qualitative terms, admittedly being outfought in the air, through electronic warfare, and counter-battery operations;
- The collective West has no plan even being discussed that can reverse any of these factors;
We’re discussing Russia. Can we stay focused?
I guess that the gist is that the sanctions do work for raising costs to Russia, but are not a silver bullet to destroy their economy immediately.
As I mentioned above, sanctions have taken a huge chunk out of Russia’s main source of revenue (oil and gas).
That seems to be what he’s saying. In that case, sanctions are a good punishment, but no replacement for his would-be victims beating him.
Russians are a thinking, adaptive enemy. They started this out with a lot of financial resources saved up, and huge Military stockpiles - they are burning through both rapidly.
The war has gone through many phases so far, but when those main Russian resources (financial and military) start running out (next year, at current rates), the changes are going to have to be more significant - and that is pretty significant indeed.
Russia under Putin has shown that its intent is so hostile, that it simply cannot be trusted with significant military capability. I think NATO is just stringing them along below the nuclear threshold, while they bleed out.
Wow. Actual thought. That’s why I like Konstantin. He provides food for thought for those capable of thinking. Thanks for restoring my faith in fellow freepers.
On the other hand, driving Russia and China together is a diplomatic disaster, which multiple Presidents have been at great pains to discourage.
America is back!/s
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