Relo
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We can assume that all (Kremlin) numbers on the Russian economy are doctored to make people believe that Putin can fight this war for years and years to come.
AFAIK there is some solid open source intelligence out there, suggesting that russian economy is dire in some sectors. Prices for consumer goods are the easiest example here.
You are right in that war makes the economy go brrrrrt in some sectors but the money spend there is thrown out of the window. Every person who works to build new tanks is a person less to maintain bridges, roads and infrastructure in the oil and gas industry.
And when it comes to government spending in Russia, it means a lot of corruption will be happening and money flows to the top.
Every soldier on the frontline is a farmer or woodworker less back in mother Russia. Families lose their main income when the father dies, even though the mother spend their last savings on a bullet proof vest that was at some point imported from China.
You have to keep in mind that the Russian economy is comparable to Italy or the Netherlands. The impact of the war on EU countries isnt noticeable compared to that. At worst, it gives us problems that we can easily solve with money.
Another thing about Russia is their demographic. They will lose and already lost a lot of their most productive workforce. Additionally a lot of young and well trained men left Russia in the last two years. Even more try to stay in the university as long as possible to not get drafted.
Russia is so fucked man!
[Edit] lot of words
It's always the new York times...
Strike while the iron is hot Steel is strongest so say we all And if we all were not brothers of metal would we fall? No!
They tried to test our spirit
They tasted steel before we were done Grinding their bones into the dust of the past All blown away like a shot from a gun 💥 🔫
We don't dehumanise them to make them feel bad or anything.
We do it to make the necessary act of killing them less hurtful to our mental health.
If russians want to leave Ukraine in peace they leave as humans. But if they choose to die for putin, we might as well call them orcs.
On another note: Orcs are an adequate comparison because they once were elves who were then tortured and enslaved. You know... Just like the russians.
- Why is US Police so bad?
Because only poor people commit crimes.
Are they reliable or is it just easier to repair when they break down?
Russki mir 👍
Let's hope russia learns from history this time and transforms into a democratic country.
P.s. I love how fruitful conversations on lemmy can be when compared to the average Reddit experience.