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That's completely self-inflicted indeed. Europe spent decades of cooperation with Russia instead of working toward complete independence from Russian energy.
by 908B64B197 4y ago
That's completely self-inflicted indeed.
Europe spent decades of cooperation with Russia instead of working toward complete independence from Russian energy.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoI mean... germany also spent decades to kill of it's nuclear energy production. So it's not the only thing our (EU) politicians fucked up but will never take the blame for.
- d0mine 4y agoThe economy is global. If you like independence look at Cuba--it is "independent" for decades now. Thanks to sanctions, Russia is becoming independent (less/no ties to outside economies)--do not recommend.
- maleldil 4y agoBeing independent doesn't work, but you should strive to become dependent only on parties that can be expected to be reasonably rational. A democratic country is expected to be more rational than an autocratic one. The EU was naive in trusting Russia.
- d0mine 4y agoThere are many naive people. Try to look at relative military spending around the world and think about trust, about where all these weapons will be applied eventually.
- 908B64B197 4y agoIn the 70's France went all-in on clean, green nuclear energy when they realized they had an outsized strategic dependency on foreign oil coming from unstable regimes. America did the same in the 2000's and ramped-up domestic supply of oil.
- d0mine 4y agoTalking with peoples who believe they live in a democracy reminds me of talking with religious people: they think if you don't believe in their god, than it means you are evil immoral person. Rational arguments (facts, evidence) do not work.