Maximalist
Treehouser
I suspect that Stig's Russophobia is still a mental illness, as well as his voluntary castration)
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FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
As far as I can tell....a good deal of Russians wouldn't mind the old Soviet system coming back.
Consumer prices were lower apparently.
At least they have said as much during interviews I have watched.
Cut off the gas to make them toe the line.
en.wikipedia.org
He'll do the same to Germany sooner or later........mark my words.
Russia–Ukraine gas disputes - Wikipedia
He'll do the same to Germany sooner or later........mark my words.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Cut off the gas to make them toe the line.
Russia–Ukraine gas disputes - Wikipedia
He'll do the same to Germany sooner or later........mark my words.
Sooo...threatening to work with the US state Department to take away Russias only warm water port was not reason enough to take the Crimea back?
It was never Ukrainian anyway.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
They never held the "deed" though. Did they?
Yes...the Holodomor...was bad.
But the US State dept going in and sponsoring a coup and riots to get rid of a Pro Russian Govt didn't help either.
But then again....people still think the Syrian civil war was about freedom and democracy...
Yes...the Holodomor...was bad.
But the US State dept going in and sponsoring a coup and riots to get rid of a Pro Russian Govt didn't help either.
But then again....people still think the Syrian civil war was about freedom and democracy...
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
I mean you can stand in front of that Israeli tank with your rock and your bottle.....but if you need raw materials and hydrocarbons you might should shut the fugg up and come to a mutual understanding.
Maximalist
Treehouser
Stig, I always catch myself thinking that when you start talking about Russia, you start raving. The famine in Ukraine (by the way, it was Ukrainian political scientists who coined this term) was caused by a crop failure. It was a very severe drought that also affected the southern regions of Russia, including Kazakhstan. And as for the Crimea, the ingots remember the Crimean War of 1853-1856, when England, France and Turkey wanted to occupy the Russian Crimea.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Charge of the Light Brigade.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Cory, to an Englishman it is an extremely offensive insult. Not to be used in the presence of a lady.
Other English speaking countries it may differ. I once worked with a Kiwi. It is used in all manner of descriptions and can be a funny name or an offensive insult.
I almost knocked him spark out after he called me it one evening after he had had a few beers. He was really shocked at my reaction.
The next day he explained his meaning behind it, apparently it was meant in a good way and not an insult. But when a snotty, full of himself lad gets in my face and called me one, it didn’t go down to well.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Did he call you a "bloody good ____"?
That was confusing to me.
That was confusing to me.
Maximalist
Treehouser
By the way, Putin recently mentioned the red line that NATO (led by the United States) is trying to cross. This expression about the thin red line originated in 1854 during the Crimean War.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
He didn’t use those worlds when he was intoxicated but it was something along those lines when he explained himself the next day.
It was a bit awkward as we were both staying in the same digs as contractors.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Bloody ripper!
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
What line is NATO trying to cross Andrey?
Maximalist
Treehouser
The United States wants to accept Ukraine and Georgia into NATO, and this is very, very worrying for Russia.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Thanks.
I had no idea that they were not already in NATO!
I had no idea that they were not already in NATO!
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
I suspect that the idea will be to ring Russia with missiles again like Clinton and Kerry wanted to.
Maximalist
Treehouser
By the way, the price of gas in Europe is now above $ 1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters. Where are the American tankers with liquefied gas To Europe? American tankers sailed to China. In China, the price of gas is even higher. As they say, nothing personal, just business.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
For you patriots out there.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Dad has a solar light illuminating his flag.
I think patriotism is among the best of things.
I think patriotism is among the best of things.
BeerGeek
Tree Numbnutz
Interesting analysis on renewable energy scenarios:
www.americanthinker.com
The Real Cost of Government Mandated Wind and Solar
The government and big financial institutions promote a fraudulent analysis of the cost of solar and wind electricity. Their narrative is that wind and solar are competitive with traditional fossil fuels and that the cost of wind and solar is rapidly...
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
From what we understand, the "subsidies" for wind turbines are actually tax credits.
Tax credits are why the fossil fuels are still a thing.
An oil man once scolded me and said that tax credits are not subsidies.
We are never told specifically what these subsidies are.
Govt mandates for "green" energy certainly help too...
Subsidies notwithstanding....I understand that the cost per installed KW for wind is as cheap as it gets.
Tax credits are why the fossil fuels are still a thing.
An oil man once scolded me and said that tax credits are not subsidies.
We are never told specifically what these subsidies are.
Govt mandates for "green" energy certainly help too...
Subsidies notwithstanding....I understand that the cost per installed KW for wind is as cheap as it gets.
