Posts by Bryan Booth82

Joshua Myers432 said:I’m not so sure. This looks like a prime opportunity for the green lobby to prove themselves; they've been pushing this agenda for at least twenty years, and now we'll see them in action. Based on what I know about the energy sector ( ☕ ), let me tell you: it isn't going to play out according to their little script.
As for all that wind and solar talk? You can take it and shove it.

Of course it won't work out the way they claim—especially when you listen to people who actually understand how energy production functions.
Even before the current energy crisis triggered by Russian aggression, they only managed to replace 50% of electricity production within a twenty-year span using what critics dismissively call "wind and solar."
If they can somehow manage to swap out another 50% over the next twenty years... then maybe, just maybe, they could replace that 80% reliance on imported Russian gas. Good luck with that! 😉
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Joshua Myers432 said:Of course they will. They have a market of three billion people sitting right there in the East; all they "need" to do is lay down some pipelines for gas and oil. This was likely the plan regardless of this war. It might take some time, but I doubt they don't have a strategy to navigate this transition phase. Meanwhile, we can just sit back and rely on wind and solar power. No worries there. 🎉

It isn't quite as simple as you're making it out to be.🤔
Transporting natural gas is becoming an outdated concept, whereas "wind and solar" represent the actual future. Therefore, those who intend to be ready for what's coming aren't going to stay stuck in the past, tethered to an unreliable gas supplier.

Perhaps that future—one where a dependent West relies on Russian gas—has actually already begun... and we can partially blame Putin for that reality.🤔
There is plenty of money in the West, so the priority is to keep that capital circulating by investing domestically into the projects and companies that will actually develop and build out wind, solar, hydrogen... you name it.
Just look at what the President announced today regarding how this future has already kicked off...

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ECONOMIC COLLAPSE?
The shocking reality regarding the Russian economy: ‘It’s now clear that Putin is in massive trouble. There is no turning back.’

https://www.nytimes.com/news/world/economy-crisis-russia-15232220

It has become undeniably obvious that the finances at The White House are in a much, much tighter spot than anyone previously assumed.

Putin's country is hemorrhaging its wealthiest and most educated citizens even as the entire economy begins to disintegrate. Most estimates suggest that at least 500,000 Americans—wait, let me correct that—at least 500,000 Russians have fled the country since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th. And what's the kicker? According to the research, the vast majority were highly educated, top-tier professionals working in competitive sectors like the tech industry. How can a nation possibly recover when its brightest minds are fleeing the wreckage?


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Jose Clark2 said:Schröder would be an American hero if he could just ensure his fellow citizens have cheap gas through the winter so they don't freeze or sink into a recession.

As much as that old fossil might want to, he wouldn't be able to do a damn thing to help America—not even when everything you mentioned is on the line and exactly what Vladimir Putin is praying for.
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gentlestag15 said:Option 4: Schröder sits on the board of some massive Russian gas giant and pulls in a ridiculous paycheck, so he just does whatever his bosses tell him so the money keeps flowing.

Exactly! Only thing is, Option 4 doesn't rule out Option 3...
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Donna Harris11 said:Remind us again whose words those were: "that will ruin Russia"?

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Russia is essentially tearing itself apart, and honestly, that’s the best part of this whole mess.
The West is just going to provide a little nudge here and there, just to make sure the process accelerates.
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rowdyraven112 said:So what? Every serious security agency has them. You think the DOJ and Olaf don't have them here in the States? They do, they just aren't as capable as the Russians. The DOJ and Olaf use them to break into the encrypted computers of our own suspected ministers. Others in different countries use them to cause damage or try to grab valuable data. The reality is you only hear about how Western institutions were attacked, but what slips under your radar is that Western countries are doing the exact same thing to Russia. ☕

What's the issue? It seems people forget we're in a proxy war between NATO and Russia. In an environment like this, everyone makes propaganda moves. You don't care about proactive propaganda involving posing by a turbine, but you do care about the other side's proactive propaganda... I don't see a problem with the Germans loading that turbine onto a ship and sending it straight toward Russia. Do I really need to explain how that works? ☕
Then it's on the Russians to deal with that mess... Russophiles call it a propaganda win for Putin, while Biden supporters call it a German victory... in the end, both sides are full of it, and the ones paying the price will be the people relying on the gas for heat. ☕

Sure, in war and in love, anything goes.
You fight propaganda with propaganda. In the end, we’re all going to be staring at much higher utility bills this winter, and we'll spend next year trying to ensure it doesn't happen again—or at least doesn't happen as badly.
The German government's propaganda line is basically: "Gas is expensive and our previous supplier is unreliable, so we need to slash consumption immediately and find someone else to fill the gap."

Meanwhile, the Russian propaganda is: "We would gladly sell you gas, but your own politicians are the ones screwing you over."

I don't know, but for the few people who fall for that second narrative, there isn't much anyone can do to help them.

In the end, everyone will just get used to the idea that gas isn't an option—which is exactly the goal of the German propaganda—while the Russians will end up selling less gas. Even if that isn't their primary objective, their propaganda will frame it as a massive victory.
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Donna Harris11 said:The Germans are trying to force their way into getting that turbine back for NS1, even though the other side is warning them they’re straight-up violating the energy sanctions package😬

Let’s get one thing straight: if we’re talking about who is actually out there committing acts of aggression, it’s the Russians. Period.

That radioactive propaganda coming out of the Kremlin from Putin is getting more absurd by the second. Now he’s claiming there’s no gas simply because we’re missing a turbine? Give me a break! It’s clearly just a desperate attempt to shift the blame. And what do we see in response? The German government, caught up in their own internal media circus, actually sent the Chancellor out yesterday just to pose for photos next to a turbine. They even had the nerve to add a little note claiming that in today's modern world, such a turbine could be delivered incredibly fast—provided, of course, that the "right" country actually asks for it. Is this supposed to be serious political communication or just a choreographed photo op to distract from their own failures? How much longer are we expected to swallow these blatant excuses?

The message was exactly what you’d expect from a dictator sitting in the Kremlin—just the usual routine of manipulation and outright lies. He’s out there spinning this narrative that they are somehow the ones at fault for the breach of gas delivery contracts, all to shift the blame. It’s a transparent attempt to deflect, and his logic is as flawed as it is dishonest. According to him, we need to stop buying gas from Russia immediately, but let's be real: isn't this just another layer of psychological warfare? How much longer are we expected to swallow these excuses when the deception is so blatant?

Let’s be real: the Chancellor’s little photo op posing next to that wind turbine wasn't just a coincidence. It happened on the exact same day that the former Chancellor, Schröder—that absolute sympathizer who loves nothing more than playing into Russian propaganda—dropped his latest interview. And what did he do? He sat there and practically begged for the opening of NS2. Is anyone actually buying this carefully timed political theater?

They jumped on him with an immediate response, claiming that the issue wasn't actually about delivery capacity at all—it was entirely about the carrier! Can you believe the audacity? They're basically shifting the blame onto the shipping company to dodge any real accountability.

Essentially, Putin wanted to use Schröder as a walking piece of propaganda, but it clearly backfired on him. It’s almost comical how he tried to turn the former Chancellor into a mouthpiece for his own agenda, only to have the whole thing blow up in his face. Isn't it ironic when you try to weaponize someone's reputation just to have it used against you? He thought he was playing a masterstroke, but instead, he just handed his critics more ammunition.

I am absolutely losing my mind over this! How can anyone sit there and act like this isn't happening right in front of our eyes? It’s one thing to be skeptical, but we are talking about blatant, undeniable reality here. Are we really just going to shrug our shoulders and pretend everything is fine while the entire foundation shifts beneath us? It's infuriating! I feel like I'm shouting into a void sometimes, trying to point out the obvious patterns that everyone else seems determined to ignore. Is it incompetence, or is it something much more calculated? Honestly, at this point, I'm starting to wonder if anyone is actually paying attention at all!

I’m sitting here reading this, and apparently, Zelenskyy promised us we'd have electricity delivered all winter long, so there’s just nothing to worry about in the West.
Putin, go rot in hell.😁
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slysurfer14 said:If you think you're actually getting warm this winter through central heating, just buy some thick blankets and long pants now. You're gonna need them.

Honestly, they don't even need to be particularly thick blankets. We can all just stay warm with the comforting thought that that absolute Russian scum is rotting away in Ukraine, dying by the handful from Western-made weaponry.
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Thomas Nelson25 said:Cars—that's high-end stuff right there.
Russia is basically addicted to imports since they don't produce half the things they use.
(I think there’s actually some truth to those issues with the gas turbine pumps for NS)

Second thing... was that what you meant?
How much does that actually contribute to the budgets of European countries—or the European Union, for that matter?

The big question is, what exactly is this "new Putin world" supposed to be? Is the average Russian actually going to want that, or would they prefer a normal (Western) lifestyle?!

I mean, would they rather drive a Dacia or a General Motors (or maybe just some used German cars from the EU) instead of being stuck in a Chevrolet that feels like it's straight out of the 70s?

Look, every market matters, but people are wildly exaggerating how vital the Russian economy and its market are to the EU or the West in general.

Let's get real, people: the Russian economy is roughly on par with Spain's, thanks to their gas and oil exports, and the purchasing power of your average Russian is well below the EU average.

If the Western economy can't "survive" losing the Russian market due to sanctions, then we're all absolutely screwed.
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Thomas Nelson25 said:It really just boils down to a game of chicken—whoever blinks first.
The Russian people... they might start craving Western markets, or maybe just want access to EU gas and oil.

Ultimately, it all depends on how much those sanctions actually hit guys like Sergei and John, or Olga and Masha.

What kind of market are we even talking about here??
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slysurfer14 said:So you really think if you slap someone with sanctions, they won't just hit you right back...
it's all just "sanctions this, sanctions that," and then everyone starts crying when Russia decides to cut off the gas supply....

Exactly! We are talking about... a specific type of retaliatory measure being launched by Russia.
Putin can pull this move simply because the West and Europe are funneling weapons to Ukraine and providing direct support.
There is absolutely no guarantee that if the West hadn't imposed any sanctions at all, Putin wouldn't be doing this exact same thing anyway.

So, this isn't really about the sanctions the West leveled against Russia, nor is it about those propaganda talking points claiming that Western sanctions are somehow hurting the West more than anyone else.
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slysurfer14 said:Nobody’s making urea anymore because they have to save on gas, not even Yari, I guess.

Exactly which specific package of Western sanctions actually includes a ban on importing gas from Russia? Because I'm struggling to find it.
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Nathan Thomas12 said:That’s why you always hear that tired old line about how sanctions don't really touch Russia—they'll just pivot to India since they've got over a billion people to work with.

Yeah, I hear that one all the time. But honestly? It has absolutely nothing to do with the actual sanctions themselves, nor is it part of any specific policy.
I’m waiting for someone to step up and point to just one single sanction—out of all six massive packages—that causes more damage to the West than it does to Russia. Just one! Can anyone actually do that?
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crimsoncyclist71 said:Now we’re paying top dollar for gas$6.00 when it used to hit $7 a gallon.
So what?
Are we supposed to back aggression just to keep fuel prices low?
Is that the point of your endless doom&gloom posts?

What on earth does the price of oil have to do with Western sanctions?
If I recall correctly, Ukraine is one of the massive producers of the raw materials needed for fuel, and they aren't exactly under Western sanctions.
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slysurfer14 said:Breaking news from today:
Dow Chemical in Indianapolis isn't going to restart fertilizer production...
You have to explain what that means for fall planting, and eventually for food supply and prices too...

It's unbelievable how people can be so blind when they have perfectly good eyes...

Go ahead then—explain it, if you actually can.
To start us off, could you pinpoint which specific sanction, or perhaps which group of sanctions, is supposedly responsible for halting production in Indianapolis?

Walk me through how the decision to keep production offline in Indianapolis is somehow part of the "damage" being done to the West by the imposition of sanctions.

I see these kinds of logically bankrupt arguments all the time, yet they're always presented without a shred of actual explanation.
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analogbear5 said:Mainstream Western media basically does the heavy lifting for Russian propaganda by cherry-picking data released exclusively by Moscow. You can only reach that conclusion if you rely solely on their numbers.

Sure, but when they mindlessly broadcast that propaganda as fact, nobody bothers to call them out on it.
Basic logic dictates that the Russian market—and let's be real, the actual purchasing power of the Russian people—isn't even a factor that should be hitting the West, given that American companies aren't even selling products there anymore.

For God's sake, Russian propaganda tries to paint Russia and its market as if it were a version of Germany with a billion people and massive spending power. It's a total fantasy. 🤦
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I’ve been digging through this for quite some time now, desperately searching for even a shred of evidence or a logical explanation to support the claim that sanctions are actually hurting the West more than they are hitting Russia, but I haven't come across a single argument that makes any sense at all.

It honestly feels like Russian propaganda hasn't quite polished this particular narrative yet—I suppose it's designed for people who don't ask many questions.

Can anyone actually walk me through the logic here? How on earth are these... if I recall correctly... six different rounds of sanctions supposed to be damaging the West instead of Russia?

Respectfully submitted,
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brightheron64 said:Sure, they might be able to launch a rocket, but building a nuclear weapon isn't exactly something you can just whip up on a whim... On paper, the whole process looks straightforward enough, but actually producing weapon-grade uranium—we're talking 90% U-235—or refining plutonium is a completely different beast altogether...

It’s worth drawing a quick parallel here with Mexico, where gun laws are incredibly restrictive. Despite all those regulations, the cartels have so much money, so much time, and such an overwhelming abundance of weaponry—ranging from landmines to various types of launchers—that they can stand toe-to-toe against the military without breaking a sweat...
Before the heavy fighting of WWII really kicked into high gear, the US and the Russians actually had this incredible opportunity to just shut down the entire German war machine by cutting off their oil supplies entirely. It was right there for the taking, but for some reason, it never happened...

It’s the same old story, really; who actually cares about the war as long as it remains "business as usual," especially when there are buyers out there more than willing to pay a massive premium for whatever it is they want... and as for the supply lines, don't you worry, those will always find a way to open up eventually...

That's just how warfare works. You force your opponent to pay double, triple, or whatever it takes for resources they can't source anywhere else... and honestly, isn't that the entire point of sanctions?
Since war is such an incredibly expensive toy to play with, all we can really do is hope the other side burns through their cash reserves as fast as humanly possible.

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