Russia launches invasion of Ukraine - MASTER THREAD

[billeau2]

Countries by National Net Worth

#1 USA
#3 Japan
#4 Germany
#5 UK
#6 France
#8 Canada
#9 Italy

ALL G7 countries in top 10
G7 constitutes more than half of global net worth

#2 China
#7 India
#17 Russia
#21 Brazil
#39 South Africa


Don't forget the entire European Union is also in G7

G7 is 7 countries plus the European union

People just do not understand the depth of China's desperation at this point... Officially when Xi, the Princling demanded a third term, China became a dictatorship. China is desperate economically. A war would solve a lot of economic problems for China, if it did not internally destroy the dictatorship. A desperate opponent is a dangerous opponent. Russia is perfect for a proxy war.

People also do not understand that the dollar is far and wide the most stable measure of economic stability. Nothing has the insurances that the dollar has. China would shoot itself in the foot if it ever hurt the dolllar. The only exception to that understanding is the Gold standard itself. China has the most gold of any nation. Just something to be aware of.

Regarding the Ukraine: America had to pick a strategy and stick with it. There was never going to be a right/wrong response. Don't get involved? Russia becomes a bigger player and becomes a threat with China, Putin also has disregarded the political process to hold on to power... so we get two dictators with a reason to undermine this country. back Ukraine? well the political machine had better be consistent and continue to do so... The biggest disAster now would be to lose all that capital we invested by pulling the plug.

Something I struggle to get understood: the world has become a very dangerous place... America risks losing everything if we let tyrants destroy the world around us. If we had stayed out of the Ukraine then we would have had to draw a line in the sand... There was always going to be a point where Russia's actions had the potential to harm America... So here we are...

[billeau2]

well if Ukraine didn’t sell its ass to the USA and nato then it wouldn’t have the full might of the bear bearing down on it now would it........if your a nice neighbour to me for years but then you start inviting BAD APPLES in to your house and they encroach on my harmony then you will get me knocking on your door at 1am......so be careful who you invite in to your bed.

I told you months ago this will not end well for Ukraine and we are seeing this play out in real time

Geopolitical realities being what they are: a country always sells "its a s s" to someone. Alliances make, or break a country. The few progressive countries that held neutrality were exceptional Plunger: Read about Finland and its military acumen. They managed because much like Israel, they developed a very capable military and lo and behold, they joined NATO!

The political interests in Ukraine, the polarity they represent... (Russian interests/Western interests) BOTH manage to leave the average Joes in Ukraine out of the picture... People, their families, their pets, etc. It is never about what serves the hard working, decent, citizens that are the bread and butter of a nation. The same nightmare scenario that "All Quiet on the Western Front" described is perpetual regarding the people that have to fight the wars.

The best thing for the citizens of Russia and the Ukraine is to resolve the conflict decisively as possible. Unfortunately it does not even matter who wins...

[JimRaynor]

well if Ukraine didn’t sell its ass to the USA and nato then it wouldn’t have the full might of the bear bearing down on it now would it........if your a nice neighbour to me for years but then you start inviting BAD APPLES in to your house and they encroach on my harmony then you will get me knocking on your door at 1am......so be careful who you invite in to your bed.

I told you months ago this will not end well for Ukraine and we are seeing this play out in real time

The only thing being played out in real time is your dumbass being proven wrong and wrong.

[GrandpaBernard]

Countries by National Net Worth

#1 USA
#3 Japan
#4 Germany
#5 UK
#6 France
#8 Canada
#9 Italy

ALL G7 countries in top 10
G7 constitutes more than half of global net worth

#2 China
#7 India
#17 Russia
#21 Brazil
#39 South Africa


Don't forget the entire European Union is also in G7

G7 is 7 countries plus the European union

People just do not understand the depth of China's desperation at this point... Officially when Xi, the Princling demanded a third term, China became a dictatorship. China is desperate economically. A war would solve a lot of economic problems for China, if it did not internally destroy the dictatorship. A desperate opponent is a dangerous opponent. Russia is perfect for a proxy war.

People also do not understand that the dollar is far and wide the most stable measure of economic stability. Nothing has the insurances that the dollar has. China would shoot itself in the foot if it ever hurt the dolllar. The only exception to that understanding is the Gold standard itself. China has the most gold of any nation. Just something to be aware of.

Regarding the Ukraine: America had to pick a strategy and stick with it. There was never going to be a right/wrong response. Don't get involved? Russia becomes a bigger player and becomes a threat with China, Putin also has disregarded the political process to hold on to power... so we get two dictators with a reason to undermine this country. back Ukraine? well the political machine had better be consistent and continue to do so... The biggest disAster now would be to lose all that capital we invested by pulling the plug.

Something I struggle to get understood: the world has become a very dangerous place... America risks losing everything if we let tyrants destroy the world around us. If we had stayed out of the Ukraine then we would have had to draw a line in the sand... There was always going to be a point where Russia's actions had the potential to harm America... So here we are...

Net worth is misleading

cash flow is king and spending power

rich Chinese immigrants say hello and keep the dollar afloat by using it to buy up all of the real estate in the US

Other day older white women who got in early in the tech boom was itching about Chinese real estate investors

How they aren’t there for community when they buy up all the homes in her prestigious neighborhood

I respect that str8 down to business approach of the East

VS the goofy American way of fake friendly with everyone

we can be friends when the money is rolling in

[The plunger man]

Yes totally not the madman dictator in power for 23 years, whose political oppostion is exiled at best, or falls down windows or has radioactive tea. Well he got another 900 miles of Nato border right next to St Petersburg now so job well done.

I am only sad for the innocent Ukrainian population who gets slaughtered without any reason. But in the end Russia will get what’s coming.

say the man who supports zelensky regime who puts people who speak out against them on kill lists....roger waters etc......we’ve seen what nato are capable of in ukraine so I don’t think he’s too worried about that lol.......as for zelensky he is a coke sniffing actor who is throwing thousands of his fellow country men to certain death with only a life expectancy of just 4 hours....what a leader that is

[Citizen Koba]

People just do not understand the depth of China's desperation at this point... Officially when Xi, the Princling demanded a third term, China became a dictatorship. China is desperate economically. A war would solve a lot of economic problems for China, if it did not internally destroy the dictatorship. A desperate opponent is a dangerous opponent. Russia is perfect for a proxy war.

People also do not understand that the dollar is far and wide the most stable measure of economic stability. Nothing has the insurances that the dollar has. China would shoot itself in the foot if it ever hurt the dolllar. The only exception to that understanding is the Gold standard itself. China has the most gold of any nation. Just something to be aware of.

Regarding the Ukraine: America had to pick a strategy and stick with it. There was never going to be a right/wrong response. Don't get involved? Russia becomes a bigger player and becomes a threat with China, Putin also has disregarded the political process to hold on to power... so we get two dictators with a reason to undermine this country. back Ukraine? well the political machine had better be consistent and continue to do so... The biggest disAster now would be to lose all that capital we invested by pulling the plug.

Something I struggle to get understood: the world has become a very dangerous place... America risks losing everything if we let tyrants destroy the world around us. If we had stayed out of the Ukraine then we would have had to draw a line in the sand... There was always going to be a point where Russia's actions had the potential to harm America... So here we are...

Good to hear from you my old friend. I ain't noticed you posting for a good while. You been doing OK?

[Left Hook Tua]

People just do not understand the depth of China's desperation at this point... Officially when Xi, the Princling demanded a third term, China became a dictatorship. China is desperate economically. A war would solve a lot of economic problems for China, if it did not internally destroy the dictatorship. A desperate opponent is a dangerous opponent. Russia is perfect for a proxy war.

People also do not understand that the dollar is far and wide the most stable measure of economic stability. Nothing has the insurances that the dollar has. China would shoot itself in the foot if it ever hurt the dolllar. The only exception to that understanding is the Gold standard itself. China has the most gold of any nation. Just something to be aware of.

Regarding the Ukraine: America had to pick a strategy and stick with it. There was never going to be a right/wrong response. Don't get involved? Russia becomes a bigger player and becomes a threat with China, Putin also has disregarded the political process to hold on to power... so we get two dictators with a reason to undermine this country. back Ukraine? well the political machine had better be consistent and continue to do so... The biggest disAster now would be to lose all that capital we invested by pulling the plug.

Something I struggle to get understood: the world has become a very dangerous place... America risks losing everything if we let tyrants destroy the world around us. If we had stayed out of the Ukraine then we would have had to draw a line in the sand... There was always going to be a point where Russia's actions had the potential to harm America... So here we are...

We can criticize the us govt and us dollar all want but there is nothing to replace it.

Will it go down in value at times? Sure
Will its use in forex go up and down? Of course
Will ppl use less of it for their currency reserves? Maybe

But what it is there to replace it?

Euro? They have their own issues and their issues are tied to us.

Yen? Same thing.

Yuan? LMAO the Chinese don't even want the yuan.

Russia has so much yuan right now and China doesn't want it back.

[GrandpaBernard]

We can criticize the us govt and us dollar all want but there is nothing to replace it.

Will it go down in value at times? Sure
Will its use in forex go up and down? Of course
Will ppl use less of it for their currency reserves? Maybe

But what it is there to replace it?

Euro? They have their own issues and their issues are tied to us.

Yen? Same thing.

Yuan? LMAO the Chinese don't even want the yuan.

Russia has so much yuan right now and China doesn't want it back.

USD gets supplanted in the far future. It has happened to every other major fiat.

At the moment the US military is able to back the USD.

It would take a huge war where the US gets its azz kicked badly for the dollar to quickly be replaced.

Europe is a bust.

These days the average Chinese has a bigger bank account than the average EU resident

[JimRaynor]

Russian Orc animals be heading a live Ukrainian

watch at your own discretion it’s gruesome

https://www.reddit.com/comments/12iw...tm_name=iossmf

[Left Hook Tua]

USD gets supplanted in the far future. It has happened to every other major fiat.

At the moment the US military is able to back the USD.

It would take a huge war where the US gets its azz kicked badly for the dollar to quickly be replaced.

Europe is a bust.

These days the average Chinese has a bigger bank account than the average EU resident

There has only been 1 that was like the dollar, The pound

Pound still holds value to today and the only reason the change to us dollar happened is because the uk shrunk to 50 million ppl from being 1/4 of the world


The us military doesn't back the dollar, the dollar backs the US military