Thread: Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russia’s Retaliatory Trade Measures

Originally Posted by Eric C.

The real problem is, Russia didn't retaliate against the EU, neither against the U.S. What they did is retaliation against their own fellow citizens. I don't think losing the Russian market for the EU & U.S. is even 1% of what losing the ability to buy quality stuff from the first world is for ordinary Russians. Once again, the Russian authorities demonstrate that they treat people just like another resource, like oil, gas, etc. Maybe that will be the last straw for the people to finally wake up though?...

Yes, shooting down the second Malaysian plane during a half-year time span with a 100 virologists on board at the moment of a sudden out-break of ebola virus in Guinea, on the very day when Israel began the attack at South Lebanon demonstrates that the US treat people's lives just like another resource, like oil, gas, etc, regardless of whether these are the lives of Europeans or Africans...
But it's too naive to believe that the Europeans can finally wake up and to begin to notice what is happening around them - they got obesity of brain and soul.

Originally Posted by SergeMak

Yes, shooting down the second Malaysian plane during a half-year time span with a 100 virologist on board at the moment of a sudden out-break of ebola virus in Guinea, on the very day when Israel began the attack at South Lebanon demonstrates that the US treat people's lives just like another resource, like oil, gas, etc, regardless of whether these are the lives of Europeans or Africans...
But it's too naive to believe that the Europeans can finally wake up and to begin to notice what is happening around them - they got obesity of brain and soul.

This reminds me of an old Soviet dialog:

- Я говорю, у вашей страны множество проблем, от полного внутреннего тоталитаризма, до абсолютной закрытости рынка и милитаризованности экономики.
- И что, а в Америке негров линчуют!

I'd understand if those were excuses made by public figures, to hide up the faults of their policies by switching everyone's attention to "the evil U.S."; but how's that relevant to ordinary people???

Originally Posted by SergeMak

Yes, shooting down the second Malaysian plane during a half-year time span with a 100 virologists on board at the moment of a sudden out-break of ebola virus in Guinea, on the very day when Israel began the attack at South Lebanon demonstrates that the US treat people's lives just like another resource, like oil, gas, etc, regardless of whether these are the lives of Europeans or Africans...
But it's too naive to believe that the Europeans can finally wake up and to begin to notice what is happening around them - they got obesity of brain and soul.

And on the plane, since when do the U.S. help the separatists in eastern Ukraine?