So, this weekend we’ve been doing a bit of a family reunion thing. As a result I’m playing catchup. I’ll flag a few articles over the past few days that I think deserve attention—in case any readers missed them.Thanks for reading Meaning In History! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
I posted the colorful chart of comparative prices and was challenged by someone who said Russia is subsidizing food. I checked the original source, The Sun (UK) and sure enough, they mentioned the subsidies.
Yeah, instead the US subsidizes deadly pharmaceuticals, uneconomic 'renewable' energy, Hollywood movies (via arcane industry-only tax gimmicks), fabulously wealthy professional sports, and colossally corrupt Eastern European countries.
The point of the graphic, IMO, was not so much to compare grocery prices as to compare the direction of the prices. You can read article after article about the pain being inflicted on the UK public by the price increases. I'm quite sure the UK outlet that published this didn't do so simply to fill space.
Wholly crap (pun intended) our armed forces are shite! Why doesn't the CCP just send an ultimatum to Biden to surrender peacefully? Idiocracy isn't sufficient mockery.
I had this very same discussion the other day. All military decisions should be made with very clear objectives. Hell, all decisions, military or otherwise, should be made with clear objectives and well-defined plans for success. That ship hasn’t just sailed, that ship has sunk.
I'm worried about the combat readiness of troops who have vaxxed to the max. What will happen to them when they are under physical and psychological stress?
I posted the colorful chart of comparative prices and was challenged by someone who said Russia is subsidizing food. I checked the original source, The Sun (UK) and sure enough, they mentioned the subsidies.
But, can Russia afford the subsidies?
With the strength of the Ruble, and no decrease in oil prices on the horizon, Russia is in a strong position.
I believe Russia is in a much stronger position than Europe and the UK.
Yeah, instead the US subsidizes deadly pharmaceuticals, uneconomic 'renewable' energy, Hollywood movies (via arcane industry-only tax gimmicks), fabulously wealthy professional sports, and colossally corrupt Eastern European countries.
Most countries do subsidize food in one way or another. You could even say that importing food from not-as-developed countries is a subsidy.
Yes, true. But that makes it impossible to compare countries' grocery prices to each other.
The point of the graphic, IMO, was not so much to compare grocery prices as to compare the direction of the prices. You can read article after article about the pain being inflicted on the UK public by the price increases. I'm quite sure the UK outlet that published this didn't do so simply to fill space.
Increases in Food and energy costs lead to regime changes.
I’m surprised the European elites are so against developing their own energy resources, and taking actions to increase the price of food.
Something Ringo / Kratman wrote on “ watch on the Rhine”. A book that’s in a future Germany:
“Survival cancels out programming”
Re: failed (again) moon launch, I immediately thought of a Yoda quote "Do. Or do not. There is no try."
Wholly crap (pun intended) our armed forces are shite! Why doesn't the CCP just send an ultimatum to Biden to surrender peacefully? Idiocracy isn't sufficient mockery.
I'm new to the whole 'maybe our military ain't so great' idea. Some things that I can really affirm:
1. Our top brass sucks
2. Our toys are too expensive (irreplaceable) and don't work as well as advertised
3. Our tactics depend on unchallenged air and signal superiority
For the rest, I don't really know.
I had this very same discussion the other day. All military decisions should be made with very clear objectives. Hell, all decisions, military or otherwise, should be made with clear objectives and well-defined plans for success. That ship hasn’t just sailed, that ship has sunk.
I'm worried about the combat readiness of troops who have vaxxed to the max. What will happen to them when they are under physical and psychological stress?
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-rise-of-wokeness-in-the-military/