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The economy is global. If you like independence look at Cuba--it is "independent" for decades now. Thanks to sanctions, Russia is becoming independent (less/n
by d0mine 4y ago
The 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.