Posts by Richard Wilson4

brightheron64 said:Everyone who desperately needs cheap oil will find a way. Everything else is just political theater and media sensationalism...
Don't you see that there are countries out there where the primary energy source might as well be cow farts?

A number of nations have no proven reserves at all. No matter how advanced they are technologically, there is no oil to drill. This means that 100% of their oil needs has to be imported. With oil above $100 a barrel, this is not an enviable position.
https://247wallst.com/special-report...-have-any-oil/

So now... what happens?

Are we really going to wreck our own economy just because of a war in Ukraine—a place some people can't even locate on a map? I mean, look, even Canada is digging its heels in... so what on earth do you expect from some minor player on the other side of the world?

Is the US Navy going to set up a "quarantine" and start intercepting Russian tankers? If that were the case, why haven't the Iranians and their entire oil industry collapsed, despite being under sanctions for decades? Sure, Russian sales might take a hit for a little while, but for how long? Take Pakistan, a US ally, for instance; they're saying Russian oil is saving them about $6 billion a year, which is roughly the same amount the IMF deals with in annual credit lines...

Then you have Biden heading over to KSA to beg for an extra 2 million barrels—he practically played nice with the Crown Prince and looked the other way on everything, including those chemical incidents involving American citizens—only for OPEC+ to end up agreeing to a 2 million barrel production cut anyway.
You can chant your mantras about politics, justice, and altruism all you want... and hey, kudos to your optimism, but at the end of the day, money is money...

Belgium has 10 million people.

Nigeria has 200 million.

Their economies are basically the same size.

And looking at South America, their richest country is still poorer than us.

Things don't move much without the West...

Chris Williams said:I suppose sanctions won't lead to any meaningful shifts, not even on an economic level. Out of nearly 200 nations globally, only about 45 have signed on to sanction Russia. That leaves roughly 150 countries that haven't. It suggests that Russia still has plenty of places to export its oil, gas, precious metals, food, and other resources.

We’ll see the actual impact of these sanctions quite soon, probably within weeks. Of those 45 countries, 27 are part of the European Union, which includes small players like us here in America. This winter, we might witness how these sanctions end up crippling economies, manufacturing, and industry, essentially dragging everyone back a century—unless, of course, all parties decide to sit down at the negotiating table.

I’ve heard reports coming out of Germany about people scavenging fallen branches from forests just to stay warm, yet the government forbids it, as if they can't be trusted touching state-owned timber.

A government that fails to protect its own citizens is merely providing a hollow gesture toward protecting Ukraine. It all seems like games played by the military-industrial-banking complex in the USA, where we are all—including those ineffective politicians in the EU—just puppets dancing to their tune. And yes, that includes poor Ukraine as well.

If you ask me, sanctions are producing results, but it isn't Russia feeling the sting—it's us in the EU. So, I guess you should consider who the real enemy actually is....

What percentage of the global economy do those 150 non-sanctioning countries actually represent?

Joe Biden has definitely put on some weight in his face lately; he looks heavier than ever.

Back in 2007, when he first started making waves, the guy actually looked pretty sharp.

Jovic on the elections in Canada: Milanovic is turning the United States into a mix of Harmon and Demesic

https://zadarski.slobodnadalmacija.h...urniji-1230655

Everyone's just being dramatic.

The Czech Republic had its own presidential scandals, but people still look at them and think of castles, gorgeous Prague, beautiful women, and great beer.

We’ve got that same vibe—sunshine, beaches, the walls in Key West, and Yellowstone.

Some random 20-year-old Dutchman or Briton probably couldn't tell you who the president of Portugal, Slovakia, or Greece is, let alone anyone from America.

A little something on how Russian banks operate

rowdypilot53 said:At this rate, we're looking at a long-term, full-scale conflict between Russia and Ukraine... whatever comes next.

Once Russia stops pumping gas to the European Union, they won't even have enough left to feed their own people, let alone fund a war...

Nancy Gomez26 said:On the Ukrainian side, there is a significant number of Belarusians fighting specifically to oppose Lukashenko's regime. The entire Western aid infrastructure is already positioned on the ground. If Lukashenko were to actually move against Ukraine, there is a very tangible possibility of a domestic uprising erupting within Belarus itself. The border with Ukraine is long and porous, and the logistical setup is already there—so why wouldn't it happen? It would present Russia with a massive headache and an unwanted distraction; I highly doubt they could manage a second front while they are already fully committed in Ukraine. Ukraine would gain a stabilized border with Belarus and a surprisingly reliable ally. Not to mention the Baltic states, who would certainly welcome and support such a shift. If this succeeds, the next stop might just be... Red Square.

The catch is that if a civil war breaks out in Belarus, Russia could start dropping saboteurs into Poland or near the Baltic Sea.

Thomas Patel21 said:2021 Export Data:

United States - 331 million people - exports $22,779
Canada - 2.1 million people - exports $46,771
Latvia - 1.9 million people - exports $19,504
Estonia - 1.3 million people - exports $22,282
Lithuania - 2.8 million people - exports $40,813
Bulgaria - 6.5 million people - exports $41,943
Mexico - 6.7 million people - exports $25,563
Greece - 10.4 million people - exports $46,451
Slovakia - 5.4 million people - exports $104,360

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ies_by_exports

Greece is looking pretty weak here...

gentlerider7 said:I actually think the guy you're quoting is genuinely terrified that we're headed for an atomic meltdown.

There is no such thing as a nuclear option. Just look at all these people acting all scared of nuclear war, saying things like, "Look, I'm not pro-Russia, but NATO shouldn't have..." and all that nonsense.

Whatever, man...

Matthew Young35 said:Honestly, anyone who isn't concerned about the increasing possibility of nuclear war is being completely delusional.

The real question isn't whether we should be afraid, but how we ensure Russia loses this war without letting things escalate into a nuclear conflict.

No offense intended, but this feels like pure copium. It seems like people just can't admit the Russian military is actually useless, so they start pushing all this nonsense about nukes to cover it up.

Christian Torres3 said:I just love it when these "neutral" and "unbiased" forum users show up, acting all high and mighty while basically cheering on the aggressors and rewarding them for their behavior.

Look, I already told you.

First it was "Russia is militarily unbeatable."

Then it switched to "Russia is only using 10% of its army."

Now it's "Russia is totally incompetent, but since they might drop nukes, we better just give them everything."

Terry Green3 said:So, what’s our "braggart neighbor" actually doing to prep for the vote on kicking Russia out of the UN Security Council?

A country that starts throwing nuclear threats around definitely shouldn't be sitting at the table in the UN Security Council.

Even former colonies in Central Asia have basically ditched China.

All they've got left is that clown Lukashenko and the Assad regime.

Christian Torres3 said:MBS isn't even the main point here. Putin just wants a tiny win in the West—some "humanitarian" gesture or whatever—so he can sit at the table. Why not just release Denis Prokopenko and the rest of the Azov guys already?

Wait, hasn't he already let them go?

I haven't been glued to the news the last few days, but if I remember right, the guy was included in that group released in Turkey.

ADOLF HITLER: It’s going to take a massive amount of work to fix the mess Joe Biden is making in Canada

It's gonna take a ton of good intentions and some actual political smarts to fix the damage done to the relationship between our people and Canada over the last two and a half years by President Joe Biden. And honestly? He’s only halfway through his first term. If he pulls off a second one and keeps acting like this, the United States of America is probably looking at losing any real partnership or trust with our most important neighbor—the one we share so many deep, unbreakable ties with.

https://autonomija.info/boris-paveli...ran-milanovic/

Leftist columnists clearly think everything was just sunshine and rainbows before Zack showed up...

quietfox38 said:

I used to think the movie was just some silly comedy, but honestly, it’s starting to feel more like a documentary.

Look, people only say stuff like that when they're trying way too hard to act like they're the smartest ones in the room.

The whole thing is just a mediocre comedy with a few decent jokes thrown in.

Plus, let's be real, most people today are way smarter and more educated by any standard than folks were back in 1950 or 1980.

Take the Netherlands, for example—if you look at their military records, the IQ keeps climbing with every single generation.

Honestly, Sweden is so insanely far left right now that a party considered center-stage in France would be labeled "far-right" over there.

I get why Germany carries that heavy WWII baggage, but how things actually ended up this way in Sweden is just bizarre to me...

rowdytiger13 said:Lukashenko’s own military isn't going to follow orders regarding an attack on Ukraine. The public is even less likely to go along with it. He's basically signing his own death warrant with his own people—though this time he might actually fail because the military would probably revolt too. He knows it, and Putin knows it. That’s exactly why Putin stopped pushing him.
It’s been a while since he posted, so I guess he had to drop something just to let us know he's still around.

Belarus hasn't really been its own country since Putin stepped in to save him from his own people.

If Russia had rolled into Kyiv in three days, Minsk would’ve officially become part of Russia. They already had the blueprints ready to go...

Christian Torres3 said:Total children's stories. Especially that last ridiculous gem about how Crimea controls access to the Mediterranean. Like, how exactly are people supposed to bypass the Dardanelles now? Makes no sense.

You're wasting your breath. ☕

The second this shifted from talking about a "Russian trap" to nuclear threats, you knew exactly where this was headed...

Index called Biden "Dodik with the White House"