Comments by "John Adam" (@johnadam2885) on "Russia's war economy is unsustainable" video.
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@jesan733 You are indulging in a vague plea that America does not incite wars. But somehow you are always embroiled in all wars on the planet - Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Ukraine/Russia.
Then you argue America has no financial and social problems arising from sponsoring conflicts the world over. Alright then, carry on !
'People conflate budget deficit and printing dollars. It's not the same thing, and the problems are vastly overblown. '
You forced the Saudis and others to sell oil only in dollars; and when the Iraqis and Libyans tried to sell in Euros, like Saddam and Gaddafi, you invaded and did regime change. Why ? You should have let them sell oil in whatever currency they wanted.
As a result of the wars you engaged in, the rest of the world wants alternatives to the dollar. Russia and China are leading this effort. We see trade emerging slowly in national currencies, the Chinese and Saudis are selling off US treasuries and buying gold. As more and more countries settle bills without using dollars, you will weaken. You are putting on a brave face. But you will see the US will lash out and engage in more reckless wars to preserve the dollar.
The lasting and most impactful blow that Russia has delivered the US is de-dollarisation. It has kicked off the movement, and others have joined the bandwagon. Considering the fact that the US went to war to stop Saddam and Gaddafi selling oil in other currencies, it is sure the US is very concerned - but it cannot go to war against big boys like Russia and China who have the capacity to incinerate US cities. If it were not for that, you would have done what you did to Iraq and Libya.
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@AlexKarasev 'The Germans and the Poles are pretty good in that regard also, to be fair, but that's about it'
I don't think present day Germans can fight. The Red Army gave them such a thrashing that the German temperament has changed, and they have become a peaceful nation ! Mind you, neo Nazis are awakening in Germany, but fighting Russia does not appeal to them anymore.
I don't know why you think the Poles can fight. In the WW 2, they were over run by the Germans, till the Red Army came and liberated Auschwitz. The Poles are barking chichuas. They are rabid xenophobes, with an inferiority complex. They badmouth the Russians, and Germans also (while demanding money from Germany). But I don't think they can fight. When Russia moved some of those Wagner musicians near to the Polish border, the Poles had a shaking fit.
The British and Anglo Saxons are Russophobes. They do not have fighting ability, but they have great manipulative skills, and are masters at using proxies. The British ruled India by pitting one group against another, telling the Hindus and Muslims there they were different; they broke the Ottoman empire by inciting the Arabs against the Turks, when they had a lot in common as Muslims; now they and the Americans have pitted the Ukrainians against the Russians, telling the Ukrainians they are Europeans and they have nothing in common with Russians. The Anglo Saxons want to break up Russia like they broke the Ottoman empire, this time using the Ukrainians. Make no mistake of their intentions.
The fighting ability of the British in the past has been based on using Indian soldiers (Sikhs, Muslims, Gurkhas etc.) to fight their wars. They cannot do that anymore, so now they try to use the Americans to fight for them. Starmer went to see Biden to incite him to give Ukrainians the licence to fire their missiles into Russia. But the Americans refused as they are like the Brits, they don't want to die. If you look at the American army, it is full of Hispanics who were given citizenship in exchange for being a fighting force for the US.
The only one left in NATO who can fight that you missed out are the Turks ! They have the largest army in NATO, and they too are brave fighters. However, the Turks will never fight for the Anglos because they know how the British are.
In summary, NATO is a paper tiger, an expensive and cumbersome bureaucracy, run and controlled by the Americans, but the minor vassal states like Norway, Baltics etc. are given the post of Secretary General etc. They praise themselves as the richest and most powerful alliance, but none apart from the Turks can fight, and the Turks won't fight for any NATO cause ! The Ukrainians can fight, NATO would love to have them, but Russia has stopped that.
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'Their entire economy is worth less than that of Italy. Or, about the same as Belgium + Netherlands.'
That is a simplistic and immature analysis. It depends what is in the economy of Italy or Belgium + Netherlands.
Russia produces oil and gas; metals and alloys (even now Boeing uses the titanium Russia produces); it produces gold; it is the biggest producer of wheat; it has control of the entire nuclear supply chain (the US did not sanction this); it makes hypersonic missiles (even the US cannot make it); it makes submarines, ICBMs, drones, thermobaric weapons; it launches its own satellites, it has its own GPS; it has expertise in cyber and electronic warfare.
Can Italy, Belgium + Netherlands, do the above ? Idiot !
'And yes, they will run out of equipment, its happening already as we can see with their use of motorcycles, Chinese 'golf carts' etc. '
In Bakhmut, British intelligence said Russia had run out of guns and their soldiers were fighting with shovels. In 2022, they said they had run out of chips, and were using washing machine chips. Biden had said in the first month the rouble will be rubble.
Did any of that happen ? Idiot !
You have lost the war and you are mired in your delusions. If Russia was not a power, and you thought you could win, you would have sent troops to Ukraine. But a single hypersonic Sarmat missile will wipe out Italy, Belgium, Netherlands in the blink of an eye. And the US will look the other way. So don't fool yourself.
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@Polygarden It is not even worse for Russia. Russia is bigger than all the countries of Europe combined, and it has many resources. Russia is self sufficient. - besides oil and gas, it controls the nuclear fuel supply chain, it mines gold and diamonds, it is the largest wheat and fertiliser producer, it produces metals like titanium and other alloys (Boeing buys titanium from Russia).
Russia launches its own satellites, it has its own GPS, it makes planes, it makes arms, it has set up alternative banking channels. No one in Europe is capable of this. Russia has not outsourced its manufacturing.
'The Netherlands, Belgium and other European powers are managing to produce industrial goods which Russia is depending on.'
Russia does not depend on minor countries like Netherlands, Belgium...Can you launch a satellite, have your own GPS, can you make titanium ? The French and the US cannot run their nuclear power plants without Russian input. Netherlands, Belgium are unimportant vassals of the US.
You pretend alternative energy is replacing fossil fuels. No one is coming off oil and gas soon. That includes US and Norway.
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