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93 sats \ 17 replies \ @028559d218 OP 20 Mar \ parent \ on: Matthew Kratter's Bitcoin University Pushing Pro-Kremlin Propaganda. Why? bitcoin
If it were really a "bail-in" it would, and should be all over the news. But that isn't happening.
Instead Europe is spending a lot of money to stimulate their economies which is understandable how slow their growth has been. Look at how much the US spends?
As far as the Russia-Ukraine issue.... I am not an expert and I don't have all the facts. However I hear nothing but anti-Ukraine sentiment coming from Twitter, and either no criticism of Russia (who bombs Ukrainian cities continually) or a pro-Russia take which... for the life of me I don't understand.
I'm not 'pro-Ukraine' I'm not pro-anybody. But I have watched hours of combat footage from the war, and the Ukrainians fight really hard, on their own land, and their cities have been bombed by the Russians... for like 3 years.
Why Mr Trump doesn't ask for concessions from Mr. Putin is beyond me. And Mr. Kratter's video is totally anti-EU... without telling the whole story in my opinion.
If Mr Trump had been serious about negotiations (with Russia) he would have started 'from a position of strength' like he always does... asking "too much" to then back off, compromise, and finally "make a deal." But he didn't do it this way at all and I don't understand it. Now the cease fire the Russians won't sign... and there is practically zero leverage against them.
Being Pro-Trump doesn't mean leaving your brain behind
Why Mr Trump doesn't ask for concessions from Mr. Putin is beyond me. And Mr. Kratter's video is totally anti-EU... without telling the whole story in my opinion. If Mr Trump had been serious about negotiations (with Russia) he would have started 'from a position of strength' like he always does... asking "too much" to then back off, compromise, and finally "make a deal." But he didn't do it this way at all and I don't understand it. Now the cease fire the Russians won't sign... and there is practically zero leverage against them.
I think Russia is de factor winning the war, and they are rightfully dictating the terms of the settlement. There is nothing Trump can do about it, he doesn't have much leverage, and he knows it (I think). Also, I think Russia agreed on a cease-fire, but on their terms.
What I'm hearing from certain sources is that Ukraine has forgone many opportunities to end the conflict in more favourable terms for them (Minsk agreements, and later on, Istanbul agreement). Had Zelensky agreed to implement the Minsk agreements as promised during his presidential campaign, there would have been no war, and they would still own the Crimean peninsula. Also, walking away from the Istanbul negotiations three weeks after the beginning of the conflict has costed them millions of lives and 20% of their territory. In hindsight, we recognise that all this could have easily been avoided, and here is, in my opinion, where some of the anti-eu sentiment is coming from...
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Thanks I'll look more into it. As far as I know the 'terms' for Russia are Ukrainian disarmament... while there are practically no concessions for Russia.
I'm not 'pro-Ukraine', but I still don't understand why Mr Trump puts so much pressure on Ukraine/Zelensky... with almost none on Russia/Putin. That's not what great negotiators do.
If I didn't know better, I would say that Mr Trump is being blackmailed by the Russian security/intelligence services. Crazier things have happened
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That's correct, they want to don't want Ukraine to be the source for future trouble, and they will enforce its systematic disarmament.
I don't believe the idea that Mr Trump is being blackmailed by the Russians. We know now that the "Russia gate" was a hoax, as confirmed by the Muller commission a few years ago. IMHO, the reality is much more simpler, Russia is winning the war, and there is no amount of sanctions, pressure, weapons deliveries to Ukraine that will change the outcome of the war.
I encourage you to watch the video when you have time, I think it will address some of your questions.
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the reality is much more simpler, Russia is winning the war, and there is no amount of sanctions, pressure, weapons deliveries to Ukraine that will change the outcome of the war.
That's my feeling too. Basically, we could escalate this all the way up to nuclear war, wipe out most of humanity, and Russia will end up holding that territory anyway.
People (at least for the time being) need to get over whether or not Russia should control that territory. Russia does control it and facts don't care about your feelings, as they say.
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Russia is not a super power. The Russian people are amazing, some of the best, actually, with an incredible culture and history.
But "Russia" the country is a 3rd rate economy that's mostly oil and gas with almost zero proprietary industries.
When someone says that Russia is a "superpower" they lose all credibility sorry.
Thanks. I have read elsewhere that Russia is winning... I don't believe that to not be true.
I'll check it out when I have time thank you.
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There's definitely a major incongruity with how stuff is covered. It's a good question why there isn't more coverage of Russian atrocities, like there is for Israel's (for instance).
My best guess is that people are pushing back against the corporate press narrative, like you said, and not being careful enough about what they're actually consuming.
From what I can tell, the EU is earning it's new status as a villain, by consistently doing the wrong thing. Of course, I'm open to that being my own media bubble speaking.
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The EU is painfully behind both the US and China in funding, capital creation, innovation, and technology and it shows. And i'm not a fan of how 'restrictive' the EU is on some things (like encryption) or kyc/non-kyc and they will only fall further behind because of it.
However I don't think the EU is evil.
At the end of the day people vote with their feet, and more and more folks will wind up in the US because it's the biggest market with the most opportunity.
I'm open to how anything is covered... but I don't accept Twitter as a source of news generally it is filled with nonsense
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I don't accept Twitter as a source of news
That's a good policy and it's good to be on guard against people who are essentially just laundering unreliable Twitter news.
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Twitter could be a great source of information, especially if it could tie in to other sources - newspapers, documentaries, educational programs, government, non-government...
But that's not the case currently. Since Elon bought Twitter the bot problem and spam problems have only become much, much worse and the whole platform is highly politicized.
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