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I don't know what the morale is like in the Russian military, but what are the odds of the Russians pulling a 1917? And would this even be beneficial for the rest of the world, if so?
We'll just have to disagree on this. I think it is just bluster. However, I understand the consequences of getting it wrong. Unfortunately, Putin knows that's how the west is thinking, so he'll just keep bluffing to get his way.You just don't seem to understand that if western forces start to destroy Russian forces the nukes will indeed start to fly.
We'll just have to disagree on this. I think it is just bluster. However, I understand the consequences of getting it wrong. Unfortunately, Putin knows that's how the west is thinking, so he'll just keep bluffing to get his way.
A foolish and weak approach by the west IMO. However, nobody listens to me so all I get is an opinion.
Europe’s Socialists scramble for ideas to fight far-right surge
In a way this is incredible. The people that made so many problems now don't know what to do.
It would be nice that you undo at least some deregulation that you have done over the years.
We'll just have to disagree on this. I think it is just bluster. However, I understand the consequences of getting it wrong. Unfortunately, Putin knows that's how the west is thinking, so he'll just keep bluffing to get his way.
A foolish and weak approach by the west IMO. However, nobody listens to me so all I get is an opinion.
What kind of deregulation? The article doesn't talk about it too much.
Why do you think they did these things? Personal benefit in the form of kickbacks (or something similar) or ideological conviction?You can basically write a book as an answer to this question. Especially since around Europe policy isn't identical.
But in short it all comes down to few simple claims: Watering down socialized medicine and privatizing parts of it (what has risen costs), doing free trade deals that have erased plenty of safe and good jobs, pushing for more immigration that basically lowered wages in a number of places, agreeing to lower taxes on certain things, privatizing certain assets ... etc. In the case that these people are liberals all of this would be understandable. However from a social-democrat you should expect more if you are average Joe. So now they are shocked that in most EU member states they poll around 15% or lower (in some places they completely evaporated). Therefore my post was basically sarcasm about the obvious. Since it is obvious why they are polling so low for a main left wing block.
Why do you think they did these things? Personal benefit in the form of kickbacks (or something similar) or ideological conviction?