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They might not even be in the top 5 Middle Eastern states for bad treatment of women. American ally Saudi has got to be 1, and most of the Gulf is next.

I mean, they're theocratic authoritarian shitbirds, don't get me wrong, but the main reason they're singled out has nothing to do with that.

I mean, it hasn't worked yet, it just hasn't fully failed.

Pretty much. And then once you unfuck the language what he's actually saying is pretty underwhelming. Hours I'll never get back...

I mean, definitely, that describes their military situation thus far. This guy is qualified enough to know something I don't, too.

It would seem that at some point they'll just straight up have less stuff in Russia than the Russian government is ordering. They've been solving it by squeezing borrowers so far, but they're at credit card levels of interest right now, and you'd assume that lever gets diminishing returns at some point, once people stop bothering with central bank loans entirely.

I have trouble picturing the Putin regime as the kind that can power through hyperinflation and empty shelves on ideological fervour alone. It's pretty greed-based. (They could also do austerity and try to buy less, but so far they've gone for inflationary pressure between the two; it's easier to blame someone else for)

My god, last time the fact I've actually read Das Kapital came up, they pretty much just went for "no you didn't". Yes I did, and I didn't even get a T-shirt for the densely-written pain.

As per the gay thing, it was part of the blanket repeal of Tsarist laws, and didn't get put back in until Stalin was on the scene. In the meanwhile advocacy groups sprang up and were tolerated, so that tells you it wasn't just on paper. I have no idea if anyone has gone deeper into the historical sources for our benefit. (Preferably in English, because my Russian is кое-как)

Yes, but he doesn't know them personally. (/s but not because it's untrue)

Fun fact, as of last I checked the Russian interest rate was 19% and rising. This will not help.

The really early USSR was socially progressive, including legal tolerance of homosexuality. Stalin absolutely shut that down.

Even before AIs, essays seemed meaningless to me. I wasn't sure if they were, or I just didn't get it, but the former is looking more likely now.

Yup. Guess who's the most likely to write comments like this one I'm typing, that eventually get shoveled into an AI?

Me too. And hopefully they can enjoy that freedom without getting bombed, trapped or starved.

So what's this banking package thing he's talking about?