Quote (Black XistenZ @ Feb 20 2024 10:27pm)
Grain exports would be a possibility, sure, but any grain Russia sends to NK is grain they can't export in exchange for hard currency to the global markets. We don't really know how Russia pays them, so speculating is a bit pointless. In my mind, the first vkusno i tochka store in Pyongyang opens up and is immediately plundered by fattie Kim^^^^
I agree that the whole schtick with the rule-based international order was always a sham, but it is nonetheless a possible rationalization for Western leaders to support Ukraine. Anyway, my point is that economic benefit was never the reason behind Western support.
of course economic benefit is a major reason, if russia takes the place western big corp wont be able to make money in ukraine
in the US senators have literally come out to say that in their state jobs depend on manufacturing stuff for ukraine
ukraine does have resources and large areas with some of the best farmland on this planet, i am pretty the monsanto and friends crew wants access to that
even in the country of extreme pacifism germany the military industrial complex propaganda has arrived
ask most of the politicians and the public one day before the invasion, fuck the military, military exports bad etc
two years later former peace activists demand a thousand tanks for ukraine and nuclear bombs
obviously there are usual dumbass suspects here, but its clearly also a sponsored effort
you gotta love how cold war fearmongering was part of the education in school and 30 years everyone falls for that same bullshit
This post was edited by JohnnyMcCoy on Feb 20 2024 07:56pm