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by jncfhnb 1062 days ago
Well… it’s not maximizing the length of life?

I would not cite this as a success story. Europe does not seem to be heading in a good direction imo. The consequences are largely unrealized. Even pretending the war never happened and they continued slurping Russian gas.
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camillomiller 1062 days ago
Please be informed before commenting. Europe has undergone the hardest and most painful decoupling from Russian gas for quite a while. As of 2022 no gas in Europe is imported from Russia.
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Tarsul 1062 days ago
I'm with you in argument. Nonetheless, Europe still imports 9% of its gas from Russia: https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/erdgas-versorgung-europas-...
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theironhammer 1062 days ago
It's essentially killed the German economy. It's all by design. The Americans don't want Germany and Russia teaming up to be a Regional Hegemon of Eurasia.

Also now America can supply Germany with Gas.

Is all by design. American Hegemony.

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camillomiller 1062 days ago
It has not. Germany is in technical recession, but people are not dying in the streets, have jobs, and can take care of their families. In the US the economy is stellar, yet homelessness is peaking, with people unable to afford housing even if they have a job. Stop calling it “the economy” as if it was a direct translation of the reality of a society. It’s not. Signed: a business journalist.
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jncfhnb 1062 days ago
The parent there is spouting utter nonsense.

But I think your analysis is poor. The homeless rate is higher in Germany than the US for example. Germany isn’t on fire, but I think it’s awkward to color it in a way that implies people are doing better there than the US. It will be a painful economic transition.

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theironhammer 1051 days ago
"JB: Since the Second World War, it has always been U.S. policy to prevent Germany and Russia or the USSR from working more closely together."

JB = Jacques Baud, who worked for NATO.

https://mronline.org/2022/03/31/the-policy-of-the-usa-has-al...

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theironhammer 1051 days ago
Then why were successive American President so adamantly opposed to Russia selling gas to Germany? Why would they care?
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jncfhnb 1062 days ago
Yes, that is my point. That hurts a lot and is enough to derail Europe pretty severely.

But even had that not happened Europe wasn’t trending very well.

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