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[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So, the venerable Occidental Observer has spoken on the issue. I guess we can now retire the notion that Russia is part of ZOG like America and Britain.

[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If it were ZOG, how would you explain this?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I just read the article and two questions remain unanswered.

1) Why did Jewish oligarchs stick in Russia when it came clearer to them that Putin is not their guy and Russia is not their safe haven?

2) How did he take away the loyalty of his inner collagues from being loyal to Jewish oligarchs to being loyal to him?

I would say Putin is sovereign, but that doesn't change the fact that he invites Jewish oligarchs to all important decision-making businesses. Sure, he has the ultimate say, but the Jewish influence there is still undeniably strong.

[–]shilldetector 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've seen increasing evidence that the sanctions on Putin aren't really accomplishing much and are actually backfiring. That they might actually be helping Russia decouple it's economy both from the West and the Jewish oligarchs is a definite white pill.

The US has also destroyed it's brand outside of the west by using it's corporations and monetary hegemony to target ordinary Russians. Now the world is on notice that you would do well to seperate yourself economically from the US as much as possible, even if that results in short term pain.

[–]AidsVictim69 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Russia has done really well economically (relative to the severity of the sanctions) but it hasn't been long. The larger long term problem is technology and capital for infrastructure/resource extraction. Even the much more competent and materially capable USSR had this issue and it's even more severe in modern Russias case. As parts wear out or simply become unavailable they could enter a Venezuela like economic spiral of being unable to maintain or develop their resource infrastructure.

China can't really fill this gap for a number of reasons (technology/manufacture compatibility, economic geographic orientations) so Russia is put in a tough spot - their greatest strength is their natural resources but exploiting that to it's potential (or even maintaining it) is limited by the West.

But I suspect Europe will be making "exceptions" to the sanctions not long after some kind of peace deal is reached in Ukraine since they will be as desperate as (or more than) the Russians for a return to historical economic norms.