• fallowseed@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    by some metrics no, others yes. as i mentioned before and you’re free to take issue with: gdp as measured by purchasing power parity places it at 4th largest… we like to lambast russia for being a weak economy but what of the rest of our european allies? who is doing better than russia?

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      we like to lambast russia for being a weak economy but what of the rest of our european allies? who is doing better than russia?

      Oh yes, our European allies. Since both of us are Europeans, and “we” like to lambast Russia. Obviously. But you, as a fellow ally of Europe, you’re wisely pointing me to a thing that you and I may need to consider about Russia, that you and I may have missed.

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        sorry i don’t wear a flag on my sleeve and i must rely upon assumptions now and then with regard my anonymous counterparts.

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