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EU is still buying gas from Russia but plans are being cancelled. German pipeline has been cancelled, and EU plans to minimize use of Russian gas in the coming

by avgDev 5y ago

EU is still buying gas from Russia but plans are being cancelled. German pipeline has been cancelled, and EU plans to minimize use of Russian gas in the coming years. Last I heard Russia was losing money on oil as they had discounted it heavily and now had to ship it, instead of using pipelines. Saudi Arabia is not Russia, and Russia is invading a democratic country that is a part of the western world and like it or not Europeans can relate to Ukrainians. People care more when their friend gets sick vs someone they don't know. Plus, Ukraine conflict just got a lot of traction and is extremely popular.

unmole 5y ago
> German pipeline has been cancelled Certification of Nord Stream 2 has been suspended. And this is hardly the first time it happened: https://m.dw.com/en/german-agency-suspends-certification-for-nord-stream-2-pipeline/a-59833502 https://m.dw.com/en/german-agency-suspends-certification-for... > Saudi Arabia is not Russia, Sure, in the same way a bone saw and Polonium are different. > invading a democratic country that is a part of the western world and like it or not Europeans can relate to Ukrainians. People care more when their friend gets sick vs someone they don't know. All the more reason for India not to concern itself with European squabbles.
yunohn 5y ago
> plans are being cancelled Maybe then we can save our moral outrage for when the EU’s hypocrisy is official and not just token?
srvmshr 5y ago
EU doesn't have the moral high ground yet when it is still importing energy resources from Russia. Putin hasn't changed overnight. He was always sinister. Pipelines and refineries were built over last several years. This is a shock reaction but economics doesn't work on its basis, rather planning and counter-planning. As for your comment: > Saudi Arabia is not Russia, In many ways it is worse in human rights track record. > Russia is invading a democratic country Saudis attacked Yemen. Yemenis are suffering too. And then there are other stunts like kidnapping a prime-minister, murdering a well-known Saudi American journalist, phone hacking internationally, exporting/ funding Islamic militancy etc. List is equally long and dishonorable. > that is a part of the western world and like it or not Europeans can relate to Ukrainians. I think this is where your argument was gravitating to. tl;dr > People care more when their friend gets sick vs someone they don't know. Plus, Ukraine conflict just got a lot of traction and is extremely popular. That's saying some genocides like Eritrea, Rohingyas or Uyghurs aren't worth the same as Ukraine because we don't get social media updates. If TikTok is your standard, this is a poor hill to die on.

by avgDev 5y ago

unmole 5y ago

> German pipeline has been cancelled Certification of Nord Stream 2 has been suspended. And this is hardly the first time it happened: https://m.dw.com/en/german-agency-suspends-certification-for-nord-stream-2-pipeline/a-59833502 https://m.dw.com/en/german-agency-suspends-certification-for... > Saudi Arabia is not Russia, Sure, in the same way a bone saw and Polonium are different. > invading a democratic country that is a part of the western world and like it or not Europeans can relate to Ukrainians. People care more when their friend gets sick vs someone they don't know. All the more reason for India not to concern itself with European squabbles.

yunohn 5y ago

> plans are being cancelled Maybe then we can save our moral outrage for when the EU’s hypocrisy is official and not just token?

srvmshr 5y ago

EU doesn't have the moral high ground yet when it is still importing energy resources from Russia. Putin hasn't changed overnight. He was always sinister. Pipelines and refineries were built over last several years. This is a shock reaction but economics doesn't work on its basis, rather planning and counter-planning. As for your comment: > Saudi Arabia is not Russia, In many ways it is worse in human rights track record. > Russia is invading a democratic country Saudis attacked Yemen. Yemenis are suffering too. And then there are other stunts like kidnapping a prime-minister, murdering a well-known Saudi American journalist, phone hacking internationally, exporting/ funding Islamic militancy etc. List is equally long and dishonorable. > that is a part of the western world and like it or not Europeans can relate to Ukrainians. I think this is where your argument was gravitating to. tl;dr > People care more when their friend gets sick vs someone they don't know. Plus, Ukraine conflict just got a lot of traction and is extremely popular. That's saying some genocides like Eritrea, Rohingyas or Uyghurs aren't worth the same as Ukraine because we don't get social media updates. If TikTok is your standard, this is a poor hill to die on.