Comments by "Boarface Swinejaw" (@boarfaceswinejaw4516) on "Have Sanctions Actually Helped Putin?" video.

It really speaks to people's illiteracy on the topic of economy when the topic of Sanctions come up and people think they dont have any effect because the impact isnt immediatly noticed. Sanctions are like weights, it takes time for the exhaustion to take effect and Russia is already suffering, particularly militarily, from the effects of not trading with the west. Important components that were once easy to buy are out of reach, and Russia does not have industry to manufacture substitutes. To act as if that doesnt impact Russia is beyond absurd. but there are so many shitty arguments i keep seeing flung around. "but the ruble hasnt fallen, its even risen" The thing about currency is that the value is artificial, and the only real value that exists is that which is being used. My dirty socks are worth 1 billion dollars, not because they cost that much to manufacture, but because i say so. But if no one is willing to buy my dirty socks, the value of them is essentially irrelevant. Some of the world's strongest and sturdiest economies have low value currency because it makes it easier to trade with them. What does burning through reserves to maintain the value of the ruble actually succeed in doing outside of putting up a facade? "Sanctions are immoral becuase they hurt the russian people" 80 years ago the allies blew up axis cities, steamrolled their populations and broke the very spine of their industries, all of this to end the war. Nowadays we concern troll about the impact of Sanctions on a country that has invaded another. The only realistic alternative to sanctions if one sought to end this war would be to bring the war directly to Russia, which would not only hurt russians a whole lot more than sanctions, but would also guarantee a nuclear war. "should europeans suffer for Ukraine?" Ukrainians are all suffering for us. Russia's ambitions does not end with Ukraine. Putin's ambitions do not end with Ukraine. Likewise if you were to put it up to a democratic tally, most people would support Ukraine, despite how much some grumble about the cost of gas, oil and other imports. ANd ultimately our suffering is our own fault. we decided to heft so much of our important industry, our necessities, on an unstable volatile giant reigned over by a dictator. We arent just suffering, we are becoming independant, and that hurts. Nuclear power plants are opening up in germany once more, as just an example. Self-reliance and work opportunities lay in the near future, and thats a good thing in the long run.
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@aaronhpa if it means curbing Russias future ambitions, then so be it.
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@FuncraftVideos "cripple russia after the defeat of Ukraine" Assuming Russia wins, which appears less likely by each passing day, Then yes crippling Russia is absolutely vital to ensure Russia doesnt push further.
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Exactly. Sanctions take a while to take hold, so they need to hit hard and early if they are to take effect sooner.
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@evitoonbundit2453 well, if the failure of their military is anything to go by, a whole lot of gadgets, components and technology. also, Russia is reliant on SELLING stuff, not just buying.
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things will get worse even before that. whilst they have more money, they have less to spend it on.
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@AngelSonevski The problem with invading russia historically is that russia applies scorched earth strategies, aka burn down their own villages, towns, men, women and children, burn animals, poison water etc, whilst withdrawing deeper and deeper into russia. That strategy wouldnt work nowadays.
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Is it possible that there is artificial inflation by shady companies and shit, because i dont think other countries suffer that horribly currently.
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@notastone4832 until they take you for an american spy and you "disappear".
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china isnt as strong as we've believed however. Every issue we have, they have a worse version of it. We are concerned about whether or not newer generations can support the older generations. China is shitting its britches because its "one child" policy lead to a not only distastriously small (relatively) younger population, but the one child policy also skewed the balance. In sweden there is roughly 1,1 men for every 1 woman. In germany and poland women outnumber men. In china, men outnumber women. if you go younger, there is one woman for every 15 men.
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It has clearly helped. Russia cannot obtain nessecary components for many of their weapons and vehicles, which results in their military performing more poorly.
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yes and no. Independance from Russia and focus on internal reliance will make us stronger in the long term, but in the short term we suffer. But it goes without saying that war is worse than inflation.
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@FuncraftVideos "moscow doesnt need to control its population" Why did moscow arrest all those protesters then?
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@FuncraftVideos are you fucking serious? so protesting is bad and useless and therefore its okay if the Kremlin arrest harmless men, women and children for voicing their opinions. But if Ukraine does it, its suddenly evil and wrong? your hypocrisy and showing. And even then, you're straight up lying. Ukraine hasnt banned all dissent and all opposing parties. they banned parties that had strong ties to Russia, with some outright being called "pro-russia party" or "russian unity party", parties caught red-handed aiding the invaders. and not all of those parties were left wing either, as some are quick to claim. Those parties were not banned on ideological grounds, those parties were banned on the grounds that they were not loyal to the country, and actively disloyal and treasonous.
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@FuncraftVideos ah yes, the american propaganda machine. though im not from the US, my country is literally fucking next to Russia. "its a huge assumptions that sanctions will cripple Russia" Ah yes, russia is the first economy in the world that only grows stronger from Sanctions, just like how flower grow stronger from being drenched in salt. who pays you to spew this bullshit? i'll double the pay.
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whataboutism is not an argument.
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sanctions take a while to reach their goal. Russia is burning through reserves and the country, from what little we can glimpse between the cracks, is in turmoil.
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@Sx-xy2zi worth noting that NK's biggest ally is right next to them, and is one of the most powerful economies on the planet. they can produce faulty nukes and missiles, but they cant construct anything even vaguely resembling solid infrastructure.
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The problem is that Putin isnt some docile troll in some far away cave. His invasion of Ukraine, even if the west didnt help by putting down sanctions, would have hurt us massively economically regardless. which is without mentioning how for countries like poland and finland and other baltic nations, the threat russia poses with its aggressive military actions are not only abhorrent but also a threat.
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