Comments by "William Masselink" (@williammasselink) on "Econ Lessons" channel.

  1. Truly a shameful time to be an American. Leaders totally out of touch with reality and decency.
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  2. Besides mayhem and their idea of "a new world order". Or is it to make the world safe for autocracy.
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  3. Czechoslovakia all over again if short-sighted Trump has his way.
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  4. I'm a historian by education and have also compared Ukraine's struggle for freedom with our own. And we probably couldn't have done it without France's help. ProRussian critics of Zelenksy harshly and derisively (and unfairly) deride him of begging. Didn't Benjamin Franklin beg? Didn't Churchill? And yet their sides ended up emerging victorious against great odds. Ukraine's fight is decidedly our fight as well, despite the current crop of short-sighted "America Firsters". "Ignore the world and the world will come looking for you".
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  5. Remember Tucker Carlson saying Americans would be outraged by how cheap things were in Russia when he spent his 100 American dollars in a Moscow food market? I always look forward to the clarity of your informed analyses as an indispensable source of information on the true state of the Russian economy. Particularly looking forward to your upcoming BRICs episode and your take on Turkey joining and BRICs currency.
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  6. And in Putin's Russia, like USSR, television watches YOU.
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  7. Amazing content that calls for repeated viewings. Thoughtful, beautifully organized, well-researched, highly informative analysis with a great historic precedent comparing Spain to Putin's Russia. Great historical comparison with hopefully the same results.
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  8. Mine is #300 like.Love that comment "give it all to Ukraine". Historically I think your right on. Totally agree with your analysis. So does all the evidence and logic.Really loved this video. Putin and RF days are numbered.
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  9. One buys wallpaper. The other is cheaper than wallpaper.
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  10. That's why Ukrainians felt their future lay with the west. They saw how prosperous eastern Europe had become sans Russia.
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  11. You summed it up perfectly.
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  12. My day is even better now.
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  13. ​ @EconLessons I've seen interviews of villagers in Russia on the internet. They think life would be good at $300 monthly pensions as they typically get less than $200 which they say only covers rent. Depend on family and friends to survive. When asked about Putin's boast of Russia #1 economy in Europe, they say it hasn't affected their daily lives.
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  14. ​ @fireinthestone  Funny money for internal use only.
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  15. Let's hope Trump behaves more responsibly once in power as president than his campaign rhetoric would suggest.
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  16.  @Elmachable  Putin hat: "MDGA".
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  17. I second that. You stated it perfectly.
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  18. Very thought-provoking episode and universal truths.
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  19. ​ @yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533 If Trump says it, then it must be so?
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  20. Wow! Thanks for the update. Sinking fast and no life preserver.
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  21. ​@peterwulff469 His own very survival is at stake now.
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  22. Pennies on their dollar. Plus we have a lot of help from our friends. We just need to stay the course and Putin's war is doomed.
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  23. Looking forward to this BRICS episode for some time, and it did not disappoint. Extremely illuminating, clearly and authoritatively presented, and well thought out. Worthy of repeated viewings. Weren't China's and India's economies supposed to overtake the U.S. in the foreseeable future? What do you think of Putin's self-assured "new world order" and the end of "U.S. hegemony"? Or does that more or less parallel today's episode.
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  24. Very deep and insightful stuff in a form that we can all understand. As Mr. Spaak would say: most logical.
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  25. I'm dense. I didn't catch potato water for vodka til I read a comment below. Hilarious. Know what a doublewide is though. However, I've long used the term piled higher and deeper for PhD. Heard that joke some years ago when I was a student.(B.S.=well, you know and M.S. being More of the Same). Had to look up Koshmar (Russian for nightmare). Great stuff. Another brilliant, no-nonsense, thought-provoking and on-point analysis that I look forward to each day to enhance my knowledge of Russia's sorry economic situation. And they richly deserve their coming, inevitable economic and financial collapse for all the grief they've visited on the world.
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  26. ​​ @Notrusbot That in and of itself is kind of a big one there. They certainly have violated agreements with Georgia. Zelenksy says Russia has violated over 400 agreements since 2014.
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  27. I've said for a long time, Putin's been bluffing with a weak hand.
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  28. ​ @NPSpaceZZZ  You're too funny for words. Nice try and nice analysis, but it's all predicated on false premises which lead to your false conclusions. A depreciating currency is one thing. A totally collapsing, artificially propped-up, near worthless currency nobody wants is a totally different thing. FYI the ruble was 26 to the dollar when Putin took power in 1999. Russia is heading for an inevitable fall barring a miracle.
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  29.  @peterpomialowski1838  In Putin's RF, interest rates are 16%, to keep inflation down, which is around 8%. So are Russians better or worse off since February, 2022?
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  30. History shows WW1 Germany collapsed internally after 4 years of British blockade while their troops occupied huge swaths of foreign territory on both fronts. The signs are not good for Russia.
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  31.  @Qingeaton  As one older Russian woman reiterated in an on the street interview: "We must be patient and silent".
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  32. He may be freezing, but he warms my heart, for one.
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  33. Perfectly stated!
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  34. I couldn't bring myself to watch it. Maybe I'll try later.
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  35. ​ @rafflesmaos Destroying them to save them?
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  36. It took 4 years of British blockade in 1918 to collapse Germany economically while their troops were still on foreign soil.
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  37. ​ @ruckfuzzia247 Great handle!
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  38. Another ash like Putin?
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  39. Completely on point analysis. I get fed up hearing Putin bragging about how Russia's economy is fourth in the world, #1 in Europe and has just surpassed Germany and Japan because of this PPP thing. China, India and Russia being in the top six. I know it's all bunkum, but could you deal with this topic sometime?
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  40. ​ @octavianpopescu4776 Why, indeed. They just can't help themselves. Dictatorship=expansion.
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  41.  @peterwilliams2152  Well for one thing or two, having free, fair and open elections instead of dictatorship plebiscites, and not being jailed for expressing your opinion. Where is freedom of speech, press and assembly guaranteed by the 1994 Russian Constitution? Not to mention the two 4-year presidential term limitations. Where are the provisions for repressive one party rule and dictatorship for life?
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  42. My sentiments exactly. Not one square inch of sivereign Ukrainian territory to the aggressor nation. It's all temporary anyway. Eventually, if not right away, it will all be part of Ukraine again.
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  43.  @ruckfuzzia247  You said it. And probably something quite a bit stronger.
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  44. ​ @rafflesmaos  Orban won't be in power forever, and it's inevitable Ukraine will be the 33rd member of NATO. It will take time, but NATO already has Ukraine on the fast track to join. 8:16
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  45. Your understanding of the situation is mostly errant, if not ill informed in all your points. You cover a lot of ground here and I'll need to copy down your comments first, and then go through them one by one.
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  46. ​ @rafflesmaos  They have no veto power over who joins NATO. Nothing they can do about it.
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  47. The popcorn will be ready. Putin's only hope is for Trump to pull his chestnuts out of the fire.
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  48. That's how I see it. Perceptive comment.
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  49. Phobia means fear. I don't think Mark fears Russia. Nor do I.
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  50. That's a rosey outlook. Bet Putin wishes it were so.
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