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Is it suprising to anyone? EU put sanctions on itself, effectively forcing rapid de-industralization (so lower exports), loss of currency value (so more costly

by chewz 4y ago

Is it suprising to anyone? EU put sanctions on itself, effectively forcing rapid de-industralization (so lower exports), loss of currency value (so more costly imports) and high debts which could not be serviced. Russia on the other hand is debt-free and increased its revenues from natural resources. MacroVoices #345 Daniel Lacalle: The Situation in Europe is Worse Than You Think - https://www.macrovoices.com/1122-macrovoices-345-daniel-lacalle-the-situation-in-europe-is-worse-than-you-think https://www.macrovoices.com/1122-macrovoices-345-daniel-laca...

qsdf38100 4y ago
- ifqwz 4y ago
- rivalin 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  Please do not post flamewar comments to HN. We ban accounts that post like this because it destroys what this site is supposed to be for. We've had to ask you about this once already. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - qsdf38100 4y ago
    It’s not flamewar. If we can’t reply to trolls, you are protecting trolls. For "free speech" I guess? If this site is now a portal for Russian trolls, then please, ban me. We’ll see what HN stand for.
    - dang 4y ago
      This is about comment quality. The comment you posted was low quality, information-free flamebait. That's not what this site is for, so please don't post like that. Assuming you have a substantive position about an interesting topic, it ought to be possible to comment thoughtfully. If not, the thing to do is not post. Btw, please stop posting political/ideological/nationalistic battle comments to HN. I saw quite a few of those in your recent feed, and that's also not what HN is for. It's for intellectual curiosity, which is something else entirely. This has nothing to do with what your views are or who you're for or against. We don't care and we don't track that. The idea that the mods must secretly be in cahoots with the enemy is pretty much what everyone with strong feelings feels when they get a moderation scolding, but it's an illusion. We're just trying to have a specific kind of internet forum and hopefully prevent it from destroying itself.
      - qsdf38100 4y ago
        I’m not the one posting an article full of borderline political propaganda. Don’t you see you’re blaming the wrong person here? At what point does staying "neutral" is just cowardice or playing both sides? What does it take for you to take a stance? We’re being flooded with disinformation, and you punish the ones denouncing it. I’m tired with this cold and fake neutrality. Being neutral wrt an aggression is helping the aggressor. Democracy and western values are under attack, you are only helping the aggressors. Now is the time to fight back, in the information space, too. Inb4 the paranoia accusations…
        dang 4y ago
        It isn't complicated. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33208006 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33208006 was garden-variety flamebait/snark, and therefore against the site guidelines. This isn't a borderline call! It has nothing to do your views on world affairs and nothing to do with what anybody else did or didn't do (it always feels like the other person started it and did worse). It's just about having an internet forum that doesn't suck. Please don't post like that again.
        4y ago

by chewz 4y ago

qsdf38100 4y ago

ifqwz 4y ago
rivalin 4y ago
dang 4y ago
Please do not post flamewar comments to HN. We ban accounts that post like this because it destroys what this site is supposed to be for. We've had to ask you about this once already. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- qsdf38100 4y ago
  It’s not flamewar. If we can’t reply to trolls, you are protecting trolls. For "free speech" I guess? If this site is now a portal for Russian trolls, then please, ban me. We’ll see what HN stand for.
  - dang 4y ago
    This is about comment quality. The comment you posted was low quality, information-free flamebait. That's not what this site is for, so please don't post like that. Assuming you have a substantive position about an interesting topic, it ought to be possible to comment thoughtfully. If not, the thing to do is not post. Btw, please stop posting political/ideological/nationalistic battle comments to HN. I saw quite a few of those in your recent feed, and that's also not what HN is for. It's for intellectual curiosity, which is something else entirely. This has nothing to do with what your views are or who you're for or against. We don't care and we don't track that. The idea that the mods must secretly be in cahoots with the enemy is pretty much what everyone with strong feelings feels when they get a moderation scolding, but it's an illusion. We're just trying to have a specific kind of internet forum and hopefully prevent it from destroying itself.
    - qsdf38100 4y ago
      I’m not the one posting an article full of borderline political propaganda. Don’t you see you’re blaming the wrong person here? At what point does staying "neutral" is just cowardice or playing both sides? What does it take for you to take a stance? We’re being flooded with disinformation, and you punish the ones denouncing it. I’m tired with this cold and fake neutrality. Being neutral wrt an aggression is helping the aggressor. Democracy and western values are under attack, you are only helping the aggressors. Now is the time to fight back, in the information space, too. Inb4 the paranoia accusations…
      - dang 4y ago
        It isn't complicated. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33208006 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33208006 was garden-variety flamebait/snark, and therefore against the site guidelines. This isn't a borderline call! It has nothing to do your views on world affairs and nothing to do with what anybody else did or didn't do (it always feels like the other person started it and did worse). It's just about having an internet forum that doesn't suck. Please don't post like that again.
        4y ago