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It is pretty hard for me to find credible analysis. Anyone on HN has a source they recommend around the economic situation in Russia vs Europe?

zo1 4y ago
Personally, I try soak up nuggets of info from "alt right", libertarian and prepper channels or sources. If you're comfortable wading through things you disagree with, then you will get a ton of info. There is just something too "sanitized" and "prepared" about mainstream sources that I actively distrust them on any heated topic.
- webmobdev 4y ago
  If you are confident about this, then do share the actual content and sources that you think we should read so that we can judge for ourselves how credible they are.
- mint2 4y ago
  You’re recommending the likes of Breitbart and other alt right fringe sites as a way to get credible info?! Orgs that claim to be “Unfiltered” or any spin on that usually actually mean “reporting twisted to support our skewed fringe viewpoint.”
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- theprincess 4y ago
  That's like panning for gold in a sewer. Hope you don't get a disease. The far right has viral memes tailor made for radicalizing slightly paranoid white guys by making them more and more comfortable with the things you're "wading through" right now. If you aren't wary five years from now you'll be a paranoid mess staying up at night reading Culture of Critique and sending pdfs of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to your buddies. Saw it happen to a "libertarian" friend of my husband. Guy went from relatively normal to belonging on an FBI watch list.
  - rivalin 4y ago
webmobdev 4y ago
Not the economic situation, but here's a very good and in-depth analysis of the Russo-Ukranian war by a retired indian army general, made 3 months ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78KbH3Eb8lc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78KbH3Eb8lc (HN - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33197358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33197358 )... In it, he briefly mentions that economic indicators point that sanctions against Russia are also hurting the US too, not just Europe.
- sidibe 4y ago
  This guy has shouldn't have any credibility left even if you couldn't recognize his pro-Russian bias (actually more like awe than bias) from the beginning. Look at his appearances at the beginning of the war. His predictions are consistently wrong. He's been severely overrating Russian power from the beginning, and unlike others in the face of reality hasn't adjusted that take at all.
  - webmobdev 4y ago
    What has this general said that makes you doubt his credibility? That he admires the Russian army is purely from an military academic perspective because he is a general and studies warfare. And he clearly understands the strength and weakness of the Russian army, and thus is not swayed by propaganda from both the west and the Russians. What does he actually say? He starts out by outlining Russian tactics that they have used in the past (WW2) and how it has evolved to the present day (as apparent in Syria). He then points out how Russia has deviated from it during their incursion into Ukraine. He points out how Russian intelligence failure (to gauge the right mood of Ukrainians) resulted in the Russian army's failure to achieve their goals quickly. He points out how the Ukrainian army has successfully resisted the Russian onslaught. He points out how the Ukrainian could have actually been more successful if the west had supplied them with the right arms and ammunition the Ukrainian army has been demanding all along. He further points out why Russia has been failing - mainly because of the brave resistance of the Ukranian, deviating from their standard tactics and the shortage of men it has committed. He also criticises Putin of micro-managing the war in the early stages. He highlights how a Russian general successfully achieved the military goals he had been ordered to do so because he deviated from orders and used standard Russian tactics. He also points out that Russia will not win this war if Russians don't commit more men to this war and if the Ukranian get the right weapons. And look at what has happened since he made this analysis - the west has supplied the Ukranians with more weapons (don't know if it is the "right" weapons though) and Russia has ordered draft to commit even more men to this war.

zo1 4y ago

Personally, I try soak up nuggets of info from "alt right", libertarian and prepper channels or sources. If you're comfortable wading through things you disagree with, then you will get a ton of info. There is just something too "sanitized" and "prepared" about mainstream sources that I actively distrust them on any heated topic.

webmobdev 4y ago
If you are confident about this, then do share the actual content and sources that you think we should read so that we can judge for ourselves how credible they are.
mint2 4y ago
You’re recommending the likes of Breitbart and other alt right fringe sites as a way to get credible info?! Orgs that claim to be “Unfiltered” or any spin on that usually actually mean “reporting twisted to support our skewed fringe viewpoint.”
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
theprincess 4y ago
That's like panning for gold in a sewer. Hope you don't get a disease. The far right has viral memes tailor made for radicalizing slightly paranoid white guys by making them more and more comfortable with the things you're "wading through" right now. If you aren't wary five years from now you'll be a paranoid mess staying up at night reading Culture of Critique and sending pdfs of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to your buddies. Saw it happen to a "libertarian" friend of my husband. Guy went from relatively normal to belonging on an FBI watch list.
- rivalin 4y ago

webmobdev 4y ago

Not the economic situation, but here's a very good and in-depth analysis of the Russo-Ukranian war by a retired indian army general, made 3 months ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78KbH3Eb8lc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78KbH3Eb8lc (HN - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33197358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33197358 )... In it, he briefly mentions that economic indicators point that sanctions against Russia are also hurting the US too, not just Europe.

sidibe 4y ago
This guy has shouldn't have any credibility left even if you couldn't recognize his pro-Russian bias (actually more like awe than bias) from the beginning. Look at his appearances at the beginning of the war. His predictions are consistently wrong. He's been severely overrating Russian power from the beginning, and unlike others in the face of reality hasn't adjusted that take at all.
- webmobdev 4y ago
  What has this general said that makes you doubt his credibility? That he admires the Russian army is purely from an military academic perspective because he is a general and studies warfare. And he clearly understands the strength and weakness of the Russian army, and thus is not swayed by propaganda from both the west and the Russians. What does he actually say? He starts out by outlining Russian tactics that they have used in the past (WW2) and how it has evolved to the present day (as apparent in Syria). He then points out how Russia has deviated from it during their incursion into Ukraine. He points out how Russian intelligence failure (to gauge the right mood of Ukrainians) resulted in the Russian army's failure to achieve their goals quickly. He points out how the Ukrainian army has successfully resisted the Russian onslaught. He points out how the Ukrainian could have actually been more successful if the west had supplied them with the right arms and ammunition the Ukrainian army has been demanding all along. He further points out why Russia has been failing - mainly because of the brave resistance of the Ukranian, deviating from their standard tactics and the shortage of men it has committed. He also criticises Putin of micro-managing the war in the early stages. He highlights how a Russian general successfully achieved the military goals he had been ordered to do so because he deviated from orders and used standard Russian tactics. He also points out that Russia will not win this war if Russians don't commit more men to this war and if the Ukranian get the right weapons. And look at what has happened since he made this analysis - the west has supplied the Ukranians with more weapons (don't know if it is the "right" weapons though) and Russia has ordered draft to commit even more men to this war.