NowISeetheLight

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February 27, 2022

Russia Stands Alone

As long as the EU countries (and the rest of the world) condemn them and hold the line Russia will fail. Sure they can veto UN Security Council resolutions but in reality they’re in their own. Unlike Hitler who found allies in Italy and Japan I can’t see anyone publicly supporting him. Sure some countries may abstain in UN votes but I can’t see anyone actually actually voting in favor of this invasion.

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1083252456/russia-vetoes-un-security-council-resolution-that-denounces-its-invasion-of-ukra

Russia’s stock market already crashed 50% after the invasion. Now with removal from SWIFT and other sanctions they’re in for a hard time. While the Russian citizenry may buy the government line for a while “It’s the economy stupid” will eventually get Putin.

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I’m almost 60 and am retired. I’m a Navy veteran and was a lifelong fiscal-conservative Republican. Several years ago I started voting candidates and not parties. I moved to the middle. Now I’m happily a Democrat. I don’t recognize Republicans anymore. All they do is run up the debt and give tax cuts to people who don’t need it. After working in healthcare finance I believe in universal healthcare. I support the Sanders-Warren plan to save social security. I support a return to the 70s era tax rates especially for the rich.