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Starting to think this is how it ends.
So basically they have jumped or are trying to jump from one end of the horseshoe to the other?Ironically China uses corporatism aka fascist economics. Their entire system is a house of cards itself, While its currently working out for them there is no reason to think it won't crash sooner or later itself.
So basically they have jumped or are trying to jump from one end of the horseshoe to the other?
So basically they have jumped or are trying to jump from one end of the horseshoe to the other?
At some point all that shit blurs, just how neocon/neolib/centrist progressive blurs at the other end of the horseshoe.Fascism is on the same end of the 'horseshoe' as communism. Both are far left, being socialistic in nature.
If you're looking for authoritarian right wing, you should be looking for monarchies, or maybe military juntas, though I tend to think of military juntas as more 'centrist authoritarian,' since they can crop up in almost any kind of culture.
At some point all that shit blurs, just how neocon/neolib/centrist progressive blurs at the other end of the horseshoe.
Starting to think this is how it ends.
Starting to think this is how it ends.
Vs. now where they are openly tyrannical, and competent at their tyranny.... just incompetent at everything elseI disagree. Well depends how much pre-war we talking about. By the 2070's they were openly tyrannical and sadly competent at their tyranny.
They don't want to follow the American Continental system anymore.
Fucking finally a response to this duran video. Can you do it again when they update again?This 'analyst' is in a fantasy.
'Imposed capital controls.'
'Banking system continues to operate smoothly.'
These are not compatible. The head of the Russian central bank resigned. The Russian stock market has been in such a crisis they refused to open it to try to keep it from crashing as hard. Their export markets have drastically shrunk.
Are there ways the Russians can mitigate damage? Yes. Are there alternate markets they can start selling to and buying from? Yes.
Are these options as good as what they already had?
No.
Russia can exist outside of the American-led economic order. It can exist with its trade to Europe and North America heavily cut. Any nation with as broad a range of natural resources as Russia has can.
That still comes with a cost. A very steep, serious cost. All these analysts and whatnot who are acting like 'Oh, these clever and hardy Russians prepared for this and have prevented western sanctions from hurting them' are just buying into their own narratives.
Now granted, the analysts on the opposite end of things who think that Russia is now a hairsbreath from total collapse, that these sanctions have broken the morale of the Russian people, blah blah blah blah, are just as wrong.
But acting like the mass sanctions, asset freezes, and asset seizures, have not hurt the Russians, is the same as acting like the invasion of Ukraine hasn't hurt the Ukrainians, even if they're fighting a lot harder and more successfully than people thought.
This 'analyst' is in a fantasy.
'Imposed capital controls.'
'Banking system continues to operate smoothly.'
These are not compatible. The head of the Russian central bank resigned. The Russian stock market has been in such a crisis they refused to open it to try to keep it from crashing as hard. Their export markets have drastically shrunk.
What Is Capital Control?
Capital control represents any measure taken by a government, central bank, or other regulatory body to limit the flow of foreign capital in and out of the domestic economy. These controls include taxes, tariffs, legislation, volume restrictions, and market-based forces. Capital controls can affect many asset classes such as equities, bonds, and foreign exchange trades.
The combined US/Canada/EU population numbers under one billion, China has 1.4 billion, with India not far behind.Are there ways the Russians can mitigate damage? Yes. Are there alternate markets they can start selling to and buying from? Yes.
Are these options as good as what they already had?
No.
They will be in for a few years of pain.Now granted, the analysts on the opposite end of things who think that Russia is now a hairsbreath from total collapse, that these sanctions have broken the morale of the Russian people, blah blah blah blah, are just as wrong.
But acting like the mass sanctions, asset freezes, and asset seizures, have not hurt the Russians, is the same as acting like the invasion of Ukraine hasn't hurt the Ukrainians, even if they're fighting a lot harder and more successfully than people thought.