Danderman123 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Yes. 2 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Yes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/04/19/whats-perfectly-round-made-of-metal-and-keeping-russia-from-replacing-the-2000-tanks-its-lost-in-ukraine/?sh=6f63685f23f2 Good luck making ball bearings in Russia. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/17/2024 at 1:20 PM, uttradit said: Must have been depressed. Basically suicide. Apparently after he got poisoned he said if he gets killed he wants his supporters to rise up. Sounds very much like martyrism to me. Either way, senseless waste of his life. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted February 18 Popular Post Share Posted February 18 45 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/04/19/whats-perfectly-round-made-of-metal-and-keeping-russia-from-replacing-the-2000-tanks-its-lost-in-ukraine/?sh=6f63685f23f2 Good luck making ball bearings in Russia. One of many Russian failures. Western technology is supported by a vast underlying industrial pyramid that Russia lacks because Putin's economy supports oligarchs and weapons over people. The old USSR also lacked high precision ball bearings, which were key to Western superior ballistic missile accuracy. And the beat goes on. As Putin threatens to nuke western satellites, Western technology advances to circumvent GPS by putting large atomic-beam clocks in a one inch cube ideal for even the smallest missiles and drones. [reference] A successful Russian future requires ousting Putin and handing power to the good Russian people, what Navalny was fighting for in his own way. 3 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post charleskerins Posted February 19 Popular Post Share Posted February 19 11 hours ago, still kicking said: You mean the wannaby actor and ex-president and now shoe salesman? You know I thought the gold sneakers was a made up story poking fun at him Christ he was in Philadelphia hawking gold sneakers at (shoe-con?) It's beyond belief. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charleskerins Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 3 hours ago, pacovl46 said: Apparently after he got poisoned he said if he gets killed he wants his supporters to rise up. Sounds very much like martyrism to me. Either way, senseless waste of his life. Much better to let the fascists have there way without a ripple of opposition or trouble. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post charleskerins Posted February 19 Popular Post Share Posted February 19 7 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Yes, I believe it is an excellent development as I am a firm believer in protectionism, which is why I also support Trump. You support two Fascists congratulations. 2 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 12 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Pretty much throughout the 2Oth century. For some indispensable background information, I recommend reading Zbigniew Brzezinski's The Grand Chessboard and Anthony Sutton's Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution. You've got a thing about McDonald's, just like the red cap bloke you admire...................🥴 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/16/2024 at 8:50 AM, uttradit said: Guy was a fool. Everybody would have said stay away. Gave his life for nothing. Like Jesus Christ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/17/2024 at 9:11 PM, candide said: Anyone else has identified the MAGA instructions received about this issue? 😅 They cannot directly support Putin eliminating his main opponent, so they use indirect arguments: Navalny is stupid, he should have stayed outside Russia, he's corrupt, etc... Obviously, instructions have been well received! 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 17 hours ago, rattlesnake said: The BRICS now hold a total of 32 percent of the world's GDP, compared to 30 percent held by the G7 countries. How do they stack up on a per capita basis? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Okay, the plan has been unveiled: Weaken America so a multipolar world emerges, with Russia being one of the "poles". How to weaken America? Support Trump. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 13 hours ago, pacovl46 said: Apparently after he got poisoned he said if he gets killed he wants his supporters to rise up. Sounds very much like martyrism to me. Either way, senseless waste of his life. Yes, and his supporters getting arrested now for laying down flowers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 4 hours ago, heybruce said: How do they stack up on a per capita basis? Still significantly lower than G7 countries, but increasing fast nonetheless. https://www.statista.com/chart/30641/gdp-per-capita-in-brics-and-g7-countries/ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/RUS/russia/gdp-per-capita Another important metric is the debt level: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-by-national-debt To me, however, the most significant change brought about by BRICS is on a geopolitical and diplomatic level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 4 hours ago, Danderman123 said: Okay, the plan has been unveiled: Weaken America so a multipolar world emerges, with Russia being one of the "poles". How to weaken America? Support Trump. The military-industrial complex and high-level stakeholders will be weakened, certainly not the average person who has zero benefit in their tax dollars being spent on forever wars, nor in an open, unregulated market. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, rattlesnake said: Still significantly lower than G7 countries, but increasing fast nonetheless. https://www.statista.com/chart/30641/gdp-per-capita-in-brics-and-g7-countries/ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/RUS/russia/gdp-per-capita Another important metric is the debt level: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-by-national-debt To me, however, the most significant change brought about by BRICS is on a geopolitical and diplomatic level. That is a much more intelligent response than I expected. Thank you. I agree the BRICS nations, plus their proposed additions, have potential, However it is too soon to tell where this potential can go. It remains to be seen if they are an organization with serious intent or a distraction with the goal to draw attention towards...,,many places, It depends on the current global environment. In short, interesting but remains to be seen if it's real 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, rattlesnake said: The military-industrial complex and high-level stakeholders will be weakened, certainly not the average person who has zero benefit in their tax dollars being spent on forever wars, nor in an open, unregulated market. Ok, the "military-industrial complex" is a much loved scapegoat, but the time has come to ask, "What.....?" I'm a reasonably well educated retired USAF officer with some training and an interest in this topic. Could you explain what you mean by "military industrial complex"? Please use terms that a backwoods mill-town redneck with three STEM degrees and an interesting spectrum of life experiences could understand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, heybruce said: Ok, the "military-industrial complex" is a much loved scapegoat, but the time has come to ask, "What.....?" I'm a reasonably well educated retired USAF officer with some training and an interest in this topic. Could you explain what you mean by "military industrial complex"? Please use terms that a backwoods mill-town redneck with three STEM degrees and an interesting spectrum of life experiences could understand. The US government, as part of its defence activities, purchases equipment (uniforms, weapons, vehicles…) from private firms. These contracts are very lucrative as the US defence budget amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars. These private defence contractors, which are very close to the government through very influential lobbies, de facto have an incentive to influence foreign policy and encourage military interventions for financial gain. This is what is colloquially referred to as the military-industrial complex, the business of war for private financial profit, never in the interest of the nation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 19 hours ago, charleskerins said: Much better to let the fascists have there way without a ripple of opposition or trouble. I never said that! He should've stayed away from Russia and led his fight from someplace else because he surely won't be doing anything from his grave. So all the hard work he's put in and his life went to waste because his death achieved literally nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 8 hours ago, still kicking said: Yes, and his supporters getting arrested now for laying down flowers Speaks volumes about Putin. That guy needs to go ASAP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/18/2024 at 1:32 PM, Danderman123 said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/04/19/whats-perfectly-round-made-of-metal-and-keeping-russia-from-replacing-the-2000-tanks-its-lost-in-ukraine/?sh=6f63685f23f2 Good luck making ball bearings in Russia. Interesting topic. I had a shop teacher told us about how during WWII the Allies figured out the Germans had only one factory making bearings, and soon put it out of business. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LosLobo Posted February 20 Popular Post Share Posted February 20 (edited) 8 hours ago, rattlesnake said: The US government, as part of its defence activities, purchases equipment (uniforms, weapons, vehicles…) from private firms. These contracts are very lucrative as the US defence budget amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars. These private defence contractors, which are very close to the government through very influential lobbies, de facto have an incentive to influence foreign policy and encourage military interventions for financial gain. This is what is colloquially referred to as the military-industrial complex, the business of war for private financial profit, never in the interest of the nation. Aerospace & Defence is far from very lucrative compared to other industries. Here are some of the major industries in the US sorted by their average net profit margin: Industry Average Net Profit Margin Financial Data & Stock Exchanges 28.2% Banks - Regional 27.6% Asset Management 24.3% Credit Services 22.5% Drug Manufacturers - General 18.6% Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 6.9% Agricultural Inputs 6.5% Auto Manufacturers 7.2% Chemicals 5.4% Aerospace & Defense 4.6% Profit margin by industry, gross and net profit margins Edited February 20 by LosLobo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/17/2024 at 6:25 AM, rabas said: Somber truth: Completely unrelated to the fact that Putin is terrified of going out like Gaddafi at the hands of his own people. Somber truth: The invasion of Ukraine is pretty much the same as the illegal invasion of Iraq, a 'war of aggression'. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, LosLobo said: Industry Average Net Profit Margin Financial Data & Stock Exchanges 28.2% Banks - Regional 27.6% Asset Management 24.3% Credit Services 22.5% Drug Manufacturers - General 18.6% Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 6.9% Agricultural Inputs 6.5% Auto Manufacturers 7.2% Chemicals 5.4% Aerospace & Defense 4.6% Notice how the top 4 are in the business of dealing with money, and do not actually produce any tangible items, aside from money itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosLobo Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 4 minutes ago, bendejo said: Notice how the top 4 are in the business of dealing with money, and do not actually produce any tangible items, aside from money itself. Correct, they are necessary service providers and not manufacturers, but your point is not clear. Is your point that they are overpriced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 13 hours ago, rattlesnake said: Still significantly lower than G7 countries, but increasing fast nonetheless. https://www.statista.com/chart/30641/gdp-per-capita-in-brics-and-g7-countries/ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/RUS/russia/gdp-per-capita Another important metric is the debt level: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-by-national-debt To me, however, the most significant change brought about by BRICS is on a geopolitical and diplomatic level. I had a look at the Russia gdp/capita charts. It's interesting to note that the strong GDP/capita growth stopped after 2013. Actually it was lower in 2022 than in 2013. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post heybruce Posted February 20 Popular Post Share Posted February 20 9 hours ago, rattlesnake said: The US government, as part of its defence activities, purchases equipment (uniforms, weapons, vehicles…) from private firms. These contracts are very lucrative as the US defence budget amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars. These private defence contractors, which are very close to the government through very influential lobbies, de facto have an incentive to influence foreign policy and encourage military interventions for financial gain. This is what is colloquially referred to as the military-industrial complex, the business of war for private financial profit, never in the interest of the nation. What evidence do you have that defense contractors are encouraging military interventions? I know the "military-industrial complex" makes a great boogeyman for conspiracy theorists and anti-US propaganda, but seriously, what evidence do you have? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted February 20 Popular Post Share Posted February 20 37 minutes ago, Andrew65 said: Somber truth: The invasion of Ukraine is pretty much the same as the illegal invasion of Iraq, a 'war of aggression'. False and further off topic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a true War of Conquest with the stated and now codified aim of territorial conquest and ownership. Such wars are rare since the World War 2 era. The Iraq war was not a war of territorial conquest. The only war of conquest involving Iraq may have been its invasion of Kuwait in an attempt to control and destabilize oil prices. Stop running guard for despot Putin. 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wants to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/18/lindsey-graham-navalny-russia-putin-00142068 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/17/2024 at 1:36 AM, quake said: Julian Assange, is not dead. yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Just now, retarius said: yet Yes, He needs to be let free. and back home to Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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