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The Watchman's avatar

I realize trends and charts may have shown things differently, but to the average person, I don't think inflation ever really eased up all that much or left at all for that matter! Linking as usual @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/

Edwin's avatar

Biden (or Xiden) has banned drilling in the arctic and banned trains carrying liquified natural gas (where's Frederick R. Smith when you need him) and they talk about the Governor banning the 2cnd. It never ends.

Peter Nayland Kust's avatar

If energy price inflation persists Dementia Joe is going to be forced to reverse his energy policies.

The only way that wouldn't happen is if the Democrats are planning another rigged election. And that carries an elevated risk of a real insurrection.

Edwin's avatar

Yep, get ready for it, and F-15 carrying nukes.

They have made it clear they will stop at nothing!

Peter Nayland Kust's avatar

F15s, or any other aircraft, are of minimal use against irregular forces.

Twenty years of war in Afghanistan, ten more years of Russian warfare against the Mujahideen, and the war in Iraq all are grim testimony to that.

The 21st century has been one which charts the limits of air power. Both sides have largely abandoned the contest for air supremacy in Ukraine. I submit this is not a coincidence.

Edwin's avatar

This isn't Afghanistan or Iraq, it is the United States.

GLK's avatar

We use our world’s reserve currency as an economic weapon and they fight back by manipulating oil prices. Perhaps that is an underlying reason why they’re pushing electrification.

Peter Nayland Kust's avatar

They're manipulating oil prices because Saudi Arabia needs higher oil prices and so does Russia.

Before the production cuts Saudi Arabia was losing money on each barrel of oil sold. Now the price per barrel is better for them but the volume of oil sold is too low

GLK's avatar

Russia needs higher oil prices in large part to offset the sanctions that were deliberately initiated to cripple their economy.

Peter Nayland Kust's avatar

Well, they DID invade Ukraine. No invasion no sanctions. No invasion no war to have to finance.

There's plenty of reasons to criticize the sanctions but sympathy for Russia does not number among them. They could end the sanctions tomorrow by pulling their forces back to Russia proper.

GLK's avatar

I told you before. Which you chose to ignore. That America provoked the conflict. First by staging a coup to install scumbag Zelensky, exchanging nuclear weapons in Ukraine for biological ones. And, courting Ukraine into NATO which the US promised they’d never do. How long are you going to pretend those things don’t count? And, BTW, none of what I’m saying has anything to do with sympathy for Russia. “Sympathy for Russia” is a dog whistle for don’t criticize the USA. Bullshit.