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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You're right, I hadn't actually realized how small a number that was. That's almost suspiciously small, given the sanctions against Russia.

Mind you, I was also thinking of the sheer amount of brain drain and population drain Russia's war has resulted in for them.

Also, USA's spending on its military-industrial complex compared to its spending on every other part of its government is destroying its population, but that's another issue.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Indeed, I think it'd be more accurate to say that both are hurting their people due to war spending rather than implying neither are.