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Still 0 concessions from Russia.
What exactly are you expecting them to give up?

That's the problem with going scorched earth out of the gate with the economic sanctions, if the sanctions don't have the desired effect, your only remaining options are diplomacy and force, while Russia retooled their economy and industry to mitigate the pain points of the sanctions.

Sabotage didn't work, infinity money and authorizing deployment of long range weapons (weapons likely targeted and operated by US personnel) on targets inside Russia didn't work.

Short of US troop deployments (lol) what remaining mechanism can be used to get Russia to make concessions?
 
The United States literally produces nothing we have zero manufacturing. Two thirds of our economy is selling Metadata to advertisers and marketing debt to consumers.

That fact that we have a stock market in the red at all is nothing short of a miracle.
Wrong. The US manufactures bombs. And we manufacture A LOT of bombs. At the end of the day, if a trade war crashes both your economies and your only choice is to go to war, you stop operating on fiat currency. You operate on the Bomb Dollar. And Nobody. Nobody. NOBODY on the planet can best the US in the Bomb Dollar.
 
Wrong. The US manufactures bombs. And we manufacture A LOT of bombs. At the end of the day, if a trade war crashes both your economies and your only choice is to go to war, you stop operating on fiat currency. You operate on the Bomb Dollar. And Nobody. Nobody. NOBODY on the planet can best the US in the Bomb Dollar.
Patriotic Hollywood brings us bomb after bomb.
 
Unfortunately burger corporate culture encourages bean-counters and middle management to slowly enshittify things at a 0.5c cost saving per sale in the search for maximal shareholder value.
Its a race to the bottom and mostly private companies are the only ones to withstand it.
I want the goddamn cherry on top of my shake back, damn it.
Nobody has time. You basically need someone with an extra four hours a day to plan and cook anything that's not super basic and nobody can afford that.
What's wrong with super-basic? Most families only did fancy meals on Sundays, and incorporated the leftovers into basic meals for the rest of the week. The most basic meal is still fresher and more nutritious than fast food slop.

I can whack out a ribeye, baked potato, and corn on the cob in half an hour. The only prep is preheating the oven.
 
Wrong. The US manufactures bombs. And we manufacture A LOT of bombs. At the end of the day, if a trade war crashes both your economies and your only choice is to go to war, you stop operating on fiat currency. You operate on the Bomb Dollar. And Nobody. Nobody. NOBODY on the planet can best the US in the Bomb Dollar.
Tangentially, can anyone explain to me precisely how the US itself being at war is a net gain for the US economy? Not saying it isn't, I just don't understand the mechanics.

Like, I get the iron triangle military-industrial-congressional complex, but that seems like a mostly closed system -- US tax dollars paying US military personnel, funding US companies development and manufacturing products used by the US military, and bribing US legislators.

I also understand the dynamic of US covert intelligencia orchestrating proxy wars to create buyers for US arms and equipment, but that doesn't seem like it should necessitate any involvement from the US military itself -- except as an excuse to create newer armaments so the old shit can be sold off.

I also understand the resource acquisition element, e.g. oil. I also assume there's some sort of geopolitical reciprocity for the US acting as a rent-a-cop for NATO/UN, though I admittedly don't know what that looks like. But I just can't imagine any of these things generating enough of a profit to offset what's getting skimmed off the top in order to perpetuate the cycle.

Where does the profit come from? Is it really just selling bombs?
 
No, see, I don't like Jews, so I reflexively side with every barbarian who also doesn't like them.
This, but with slightly less irony.
I don't much care for jews. If they left it at that it'd be the end of it. I am however a free speech absolutist. I value free speech over the life of every jew that ever was or ever will be. That's not racist I feel the same about any opponent of free speech.

Imho they should stop making their elimination a requirement for people to state their dislike of them openly. When forced to choose it's always healthier to choose the option that's not making you choose.

I just want to grill. The pedofiles from epstiens list but then mostly burgers after that.
 
can whack out a ribeye, baked potato, and corn on the cob in half an hour.
When I pan sear my steaks, microwave a potato, and microwave some vegetables it takes like what, 15 minutes? I don’t know why people think this kinda stuff takes so long. People are either lazy or just don’t know how to cook.
 
Tangentially, can anyone explain to me precisely how the US itself being at war is a net gain for the US economy? Not saying it isn't, I just don't understand the mechanics.

Like, I get the iron triangle military-industrial-congressional complex, but that seems like a mostly closed system -- US tax dollars paying US military personnel, funding US companies development and manufacturing products used by the US military, and bribing US legislators.

I also understand the dynamic of US covert intelligencia orchestrating proxy wars to create buyers for US arms and equipment, but that doesn't seem like it should necessitate any involvement from the US military itself -- except as an excuse to create newer armaments so the old shit can be sold off.

I also understand the resource acquisition element, e.g. oil. I also assume there's some sort of geopolitical reciprocity for the US acting as a rent-a-cop for NATO/UN, though I admittedly don't know what that looks like. But I just can't imagine any of these things generating enough of a profit to offset what's getting skimmed off the top in order to perpetuate the cycle.

Where does the profit come from? Is it really just selling bombs?
Weapons manufacturing.

For example, where do you think countries buy their advanced fighter jets from? 'Merica.
 
Tangentially, can anyone explain to me precisely how the US itself being at war is a net gain for the US economy? Not saying it isn't, I just don't understand the mechanics.

Like, I get the iron triangle military-industrial-congressional complex, but that seems like a mostly closed system -- US tax dollars paying US military personnel, funding US companies development and manufacturing products used by the US military, and bribing US legislators.

I also understand the dynamic of US covert intelligencia orchestrating proxy wars to create buyers for US arms and equipment, but that doesn't seem like it should necessitate any involvement from the US military itself -- except as an excuse to create newer armaments so the old shit can be sold off.

I also understand the resource acquisition element, e.g. oil. I also assume there's some sort of geopolitical reciprocity for the US acting as a rent-a-cop for NATO/UN, though I admittedly don't know what that looks like. But I just can't imagine any of these things generating enough of a profit to offset what's getting skimmed off the top in order to perpetuate the cycle.

Where does the profit come from? Is it really just selling bombs?
The US government buys Airplane. Airplane is required to use US sourced parts and labor. US taxes each of those companies getting their dollars back. Then buys another plane with the same money and collects it back again a third time. Now they gave 2 airplanes and all the money still. If they want even MORE money they can sell one of the planes to another country.

Russia sees country close to them has plane they build planes. That country better buy another plane from US to keep up.

Euro cucks see what is happening build fagggot plane gripen has a special key to have to turn for it become fighter otherwise it flies like a Cessna. Jokes on them only way to compete with US and Ruasia plane is to buy the same fucking engine as US plane. America remove engine from one of their plane and marks it up to same price as full plane. Engine is required to use US parts and labor too.
 
When I pan sear my steaks, microwave a potato, and microwave some vegetables it takes like what, 15 minutes? I don’t know why people think this kinda stuff takes so long. People are either lazy or just don’t know how to cook.
Having lived with multiple Millennial women, allow me to assure you that it's the later. Heat control and moisture management are incomprehensible for the majority of them. Never mind selecting the correct pan/sheet/pot/appliance for what ever they are preparing.

If it's in the oven, 13x9" glass cake pan. If it's on the stove, teflon frying pan with >40% of the coating gone. Cast iron?!? Ewwwwwwww, and what the fuck is a rice cooker?!
 
I was able to get 24 cans where I live for 7 dollars. Then again it was a deal on broken cases.
Dude I wish I could get a sale on broken cases. I'd take anything at this point. Name brand and offbrand are retarded expensive. A single normal bottle of coca cola is 3.20 (with tax) where I am. I need to get out of this state and move down south where everyone lives in poverty but it's all cheap as fuck. I need to brew my own coca cola like moonshine.
 
Having lived with multiple Millennial women, allow me to assure you that it's the later. Heat control and moisture management are incomprehensible for the majority of them. Never mind selecting the correct pan/sheet/pot/appliance for what ever they are preparing.

If it's in the oven, 13x9" glass cake pan. If it's on the stove, teflon frying pan with >40% of the coating gone. Cast iron?!? Ewwwwwwww, and what the fuck is a rice cooker?!
This is what happens when Home Ec gets skipped because a bunch of art hos think they're gonna be 'strong, independent woman who don't cook for no man'
 
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